Switching seats during a flight
Jun 22, 2015, 12:53 pm
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Jun 22, 2015, 1:43 pm
#17
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asked nicely last year for my 25 year old son to switch for an hour but SD declined. I do understand but part of me says hey I am paying the ticket...definitely against any merrygorounding...
Jun 22, 2015, 1:47 pm
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I'm on a flight YVR-LHR return in July. I've booked J paid, and my wife and 2 kids on the same flight in economy AE. I'd like to give my wife time up front so will try to switch during the flight. Has anyone done this before? Any reasons why they won't allow us? I would let the FA know when I board.
The second issue that midflight seat swap creates is disruption to the other J pax, particularly with outbound as the service standard is meal and then the cabin goes into sleep mode. The return portion has less of a disruption as more pax are awake for the whole flight.
My own suggestion would be to strike a deal that is mutually acceptable. Something like person in J handles all the airport ground arrangements while the person in Y handles all the arrangements with kids during flight.
Jun 22, 2015, 2:05 pm
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Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law.
If it's a good idea for you, surely it's a good idea for all.
If it's not a good idea for all to switch, then perhaps it isn't a good idea for anyone to switch.
Has anyone done this before?
Any reasons why they won't allow us?
Switching is disruptive not only to the other J pax (aka the World's Most Important People) but also the FAs and also the Y pax who may not be interested in overhearing the transfer of authority to and from the parents of the children involved.
Jun 22, 2015, 2:44 pm
#20
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If your employer is paying for you to ride up front so that you can arrive in good form to go to work, then you should sit up front on the way over and let your wife sit up front on the way back. Swapping mid-flight, particularly overnight, is disruptive to all.
Jun 22, 2015, 3:39 pm
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The second issue that midflight seat swap creates is disruption to the other J pax, particularly with outbound as the service standard is meal and then the cabin goes into sleep mode. The return portion has less of a disruption as more pax are awake for the whole flight.
Jun 23, 2015, 8:00 am
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Jun 23, 2015, 8:24 am
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Jun 23, 2015, 9:28 am
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No reason to do otherwise.
I have seen swaps, I'm fine with it, no talking, no eating, that's OK. Same rules apply to two people as to one.
Jun 23, 2015, 9:34 am
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Exactly. The few times we were split across cabins, the rule is J visits Y or F visits J. As I would expect if I were in the higher cabin.
No reason to do otherwise.
I have seen swaps, I'm fine with it, no talking, no eating, that's OK. Same rules apply to two people as to one.
No reason to do otherwise.
I have seen swaps, I'm fine with it, no talking, no eating, that's OK. Same rules apply to two people as to one.
Jun 23, 2015, 9:39 am
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Jun 23, 2015, 10:08 am
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Agreed - this can be a major frustration IMO. I was on an overseas flight and was asleep after the dinner service when I was woken up by the passenger in the next pod giving his teenage son (sitting in Y) a loud lecture on how the pod worked, while standing over my pod. Dad eventually went back to Y, but then returned back to J a few hours later to swap back into the J seat before the pre-arrival meal. These types of switches can be very disruptive to other J passengers who are trying to get some rest.