Originally Posted by
FlyingUnderTheRadar
Unless you are getting a refund for the Mrs, tell the PAX the seat is paid for as an extra seat and he can not use it.
Originally Posted by
chris19992
I agree with above, if you didn't get refunded, it's your seat, it's up to you how you use it and you should have told him straight up that you bought it and to give you the money for it if he wants to sit there.
Not disagreeing with anyone, but I have a question - If that seat was purchased for someone who never got on the flight, then would the OP have checked in and received a boarding pass for that seat? And scanned both boarding passes as he boarded the plane?
It seems like from the standpoint of the airline this wouldn't be any different than a misconnect, where if the passenger hasn't checked in by T-15 or so, the seat can be given to a standby passenger?
That said, I would have likely asked to see his boarding pass, or called the flight attendant over to referree.