Empty Row Question
Dec 18, 2011 | 7:13 am
#16
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on a flight from ewr to hkg once, i was in a full row in y. i spotted a row with a girl sitting on the aisle with 2 empty seats beside her. she saw me eyeing the other aisle seat and told me she had paid for her seat, and the one i was eyeing with the open middle seat. i really didn't believe her but declined to challenge her on it. she had the 3 seats for the whole flight. question is, do people really pay for seats like that?
Dec 19, 2011 | 1:21 am
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on a flight from ewr to hkg once, i was in a full row in y. i spotted a row with a girl sitting on the aisle with 2 empty seats beside her. she saw me eyeing the other aisle seat and told me she had paid for her seat, and the one i was eyeing with the open middle seat. i really didn't believe her but declined to challenge her on it. she had the 3 seats for the whole flight. question is, do people really pay for seats like that?
Dec 19, 2011 | 8:17 am
#18
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It's pretty rare but sometimes people do buy the seat next to them. I've only seen it a few times ever---less than five. If it's a full flight, they usually spend the whole boarding process defending their extra seat.