Originally Posted by
KevinDTW
They do exist; once or twice I've been in the aisle seat and someone else was in the middle with the window seat empty. Once the door was shut I figured the person would move over to the window, but no. Maybe when we get up to cruising altitude? No. So there we were. Probably didn't want to miss any of my incomparable wit and charm.
I would probably be tempted to say something like, "it's nice that we can spread out now" when the fasten seat belt sign is turned off. Some people are rule followers and assume that they must stay in their assigned seat.