Originally Posted by
GatorBlues
Most couples would rather sit apart in first than together in coach, but sitting together in first is even better. A simple "no thanks, I prefer my aisle seat" should end the discussion. If they're polite about it, what's the big deal?
If only it was like that... I had a situation where I confirmed an upgrade to F in advance and chose bulkhead seats since there's a lot of leg room with these seats versus the other rows. The passenger next to me and his wife asked if I would switch seats with the wife who had a seat two rows behind and I responded no. They then got all fussy and complained to the FA who was working the F cabin. The wife then started to complain about these people getting free upgrades and blah blah blah while the FA was nodding her head in agreement. Since this put me in an uncomfortable situation, I caved in and gave her the seat she wanted.
Don't get me wrong, I've sat away from my travel companions a few times and asked my seatmates if they would switch seats. I've been 100% so far with these requests. However, if someone said no I wouldn't be throwing a tantrum about it.
