Originally Posted by
snert
Mrs. snert and I were flying YUL-FRA a couple of years ago - she managed to UG to J while I was stuck in Y. Despite a polite request (from her), the FA refused to allow us to swap seats mid-flight. Must have been a particularly crabby FA, given what I've read here.
Are you sure that's not just Mrs. snert's version of events?

I know if it were me in the J seat and Mr. CanuckFlyer in the back, I'd be tempted to claim that the FA simply wouldn't
let me swap seats.