lalala

I'm #teambulkhead but... if I'm all settled in with my bag over 3 or 4 and my other stuff I need for flight arranged, even I wouldn't consider moving especially if it requires waiting until rows 1-3 are off the plane to get my bag out of the overhead bin.

I have asked bulkhead seat holders if they are okay moving to accommodate one of us if we're split up, but only an aisle for an aisle etc. After a 1.5 million miles of flying together, we are fine sitting apart, but sometimes its nice to have the time together.

lala

Ghoulish

For that matter, what does choosing to have children have to do with anything either. For heavens sake, that's not an unexpected hardship, they can plan if they need to sit together.

Ghoulish

Who CARES that something's last minute? What difference does it make? Complain to the airline, don't ask me to reduce my comfort for the sole purpose of increasing it for a complete stranger.

zrs70

True - but as a parent of toddler twins, I have experienced last minute plane swaps that put our family in all different locations.

Ghoulish

I understand that's a bad situation, I would be incandescent, but then it's the airline's responsibility to resolve by, if necessary, bumping a passenger up to the front, compensation etc.

They'll never learn otherwise.

EqualOpp

More experienced then you in all probability....80+ countries..... numerous multiple times...

Eujeanie

Gosh, I hope it's not a night flight, I wouldn't be able to sleep!

Eujeanie

I think you missed his point completely.

EqualOpp

Special needs - no? Clearly NOT. It's a short flight, they can handle it. Distress-- well they were both still wearing masks... LOL. But young folks - in theory - can handle things (discomfort) better then elderly...but in the society of America (world) today, that is often wrong.

Potential free upgrade, because they should be happy with getting something they weren't going to get otherwise. Not also inconveniencing someone else. They were literal last minute, as in the doors would have closed soon. I was firmly in my seat from the beginning of boarding.

I'm complaining now, because I wasn't prepared when it happened. You've never done something and later regretted it? Spare me.... I won't make the same mistake next time. Now if he said, family emergency, or what not...yeah, ok. Or I need to care for my ill wife, blah blah blah.

They both looked plenty healthy. Yeah, maybe she was flying to get some special treatment...no. And even so -- they could buck up and be separate for a few hours. In the whole scheme of things, this is very minor....but I feel like complaining about it.

EqualOpp

well I've flown without incident all over the world....only one instance where I felt I was a bit of an ....... in many hundreds of flights on different airlines in different countries in bus/coach, and that was while deplaning, and for a very brief moment - no words were spoken. Had to do with someone blatantly cutting in front of me, so to speak.

But I'm complaining on this one. So spare me....did not miss the point at all. Just calling it as I see it.

jrl767

mods — this needs to move in its entirety to “Seat Swap Request Horror Stories” (which, quite surprisingly, has been dormant since the first of the year)

Eastbay1K

I disagree. This is not a horror story.

ords

I usually ask, how much is it worth to you?

jrl767

maybe not in the technical/literal sense, but the way OP described getting all riled up about the situation is certainly in keeping with the tenor of many of the stories there (with, of course, a measure of DYKWIA thrown in)

notquiteaff

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