Originally Posted by
jjangoo
Flying SQ38 tonight and the J seat doesn’t seem too bad from 19A. What does bother me is the moron across the aisle who decided to go swimming in cologne before boarding this flight. Who knew that a smell could be so loud?? I can’t believe I have another 15 hours to go on this flight. Pray for me.
Going a bit off topic but...
Like you I am sensitive to scents. Most of the time it just causes mild discomfort, which I can ignore, but some will trigger a migraine in large enough quantities.
I had a similar experience as yours on a BNE bound flight, which was unfortunately full in the J cabin I was booked in. I was so desperate to extricate myself from the overwhelming smell that I asked to be moved to economy. But the leading steward told me to wait, and managed to convince a pilot, who didn't mind the fragrance, to swap his crew rest seat with mine. I was very impressed by the out of box thinking. That overly perfumed woman, however, was none the wiser the trouble she had caused.