ok, so here I am on the redeye from LAS to IAH and there is a man that is yelling at the GA that he and his wife do not have seats together in FC. So, the GA is very nice (and quiet) and tries to explain that he will ask others in FC if they wish to trade, but that he cannot force them to do so. To which, the PAX complains even louder that it is HIS RIGHT to sit next to his wife, and that it is the airlines fault that he cannot. The PAX refused to even listen to the GA saying that he will try. Kudos to the GA for maintaining his temper at midnight in spite of a (IMO) completely unfounded rude and vicious attack.
Well, the couple in question managed to sit together, but I am not sure whether it was the GA or whether they asked someone on their own. However, we all in FC had to hear about it AD NAUSEUM for a good 15 minutes from this PAX and his wife, talking about how badly mistreated they were to everyone in FC who would listen. Yeah, I guess his wife has this whole entitlement thing going, too.
What really pisses me off is that they KNEW what seats they had, and since FC was full, EXPECTED someone/everyone to cowtow to them because, of course, they are more important than everyone else. It is a good thing that they did not ask me to swap, because I would have refused out of GP. I refuse to grease that particular nasty wheel.
In point of fact, a few weeks ago, I noticed a couple get onto the plane if FC, and sat in different rows. Well, she was next to me, so I asked her if she wanted me to swap. Which I did. Then, I noticed 2 frat types talking to each other over the seats, and asked the one next to me (in my newly swapped seat) if they wanted to sit together, so again I moved.
I am not trying to make myself sound better than others, because in fact, I would never trade for the first row, being tall and the FR having no leg room, but rather to illustrate how completely self-absorbed some people are.
First, WHO do they think they are that someone, anyone else MUST accomodate them, when their money and time is not any more valuable than anyone elses?
Second, it amazes me how some couples simply have a caniption fit if they have to be separated by a few feet in an enclosed metal box for a couple of hours when they probably avoid each other like the plague when at home!
Third, to be so nasty to the GA, when the GA is OBVIOUSLY trying to sympathize and assist is beyond contempt.
This couple needs more than counselling - they need an intervention!
My rant over - yours to start. Ready, set, attack me on my opinion so I can ignore you, too!
