Originally Posted by
ZenFlyer
Most of the stories on this thread have me just rolling my eyes, but this one has me rather incensed. To my mind this is not only ballsy but crossing the line into bullying -- he did not use force, but he was nonetheless trying to intimidate her into giving up her seat by asserting both this age and his purported superior knowledge. I wish he could be blacklisted from flying on UA for a stunt like that. Good for your daughter for calmly standing her ground (and with humor).
Agree, the craziness of this now is almost freakish. Years back I had a wacky "friend" who prided himself on how he could poach F seats. He had all the usual tricks like boarding last, minimal carryon bags, window seat if possible, and others I don't even remember. This was back in the day when FA's didn't have computerized seating charts at there immediate disposal. But even he would never push it as some of the above stories have noted! He generally just said basically sorry and went to his seat in the back of the plane with his tail between his legs.