Comfort+ seat poachers
May 3, 2017, 11:29 pm
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For next time....
When she asked you to get up and let her sit in 7-A, and you indicated here that you knew 7-A was unassigned, you should have right then and there said to her to produce her Boarding Pass for 7-A, which you knew was still an open seat, or sit in her assigned seat. If you don't stand up to BS'ers, then don't complain about the "smell" they bring you!
When she asked you to get up and let her sit in 7-A, and you indicated here that you knew 7-A was unassigned, you should have right then and there said to her to produce her Boarding Pass for 7-A, which you knew was still an open seat, or sit in her assigned seat. If you don't stand up to BS'ers, then don't complain about the "smell" they bring you!
As far as I can see, the only option open to him/her would be to have a quiet word with a FA when appropriate and see if they then decide to move the passenger back to their assigned seat. Though, not if the OP is concerned about what third parties might think of them.
May 3, 2017, 11:46 pm
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She didn't drink at all. She had quite a heap of snacks though.
May 4, 2017, 2:06 am
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Woman on my flight just sat down next to me in 7A with a boarding pass for 8B. Normally wouldn't care as much but 7A was to be one of the few empty seats on this CR900 and I need to get some work done and was looking forward to the extra desk space (I'm in 7B). Her seat wasn't reassigned, as the seat map still shows vacant at departure.
Sure doesn't make me want to pay for it when people just poach and get away with it.
Not gonna call her out on it as I don't want her returned to 8B and have her kick me the whole flight.
Sure doesn't make me want to pay for it when people just poach and get away with it.
Not gonna call her out on it as I don't want her returned to 8B and have her kick me the whole flight.
May 4, 2017, 5:46 am
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This thread is starting to seem like a humble brag: I don't understand why this woman moved into the seat next to me when she already had a row to herself......
May 4, 2017, 5:51 am
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For next time....
When she asked you to get up and let her sit in 7-A, and you indicated here that you knew 7-A was unassigned, you should have right then and there said to her to produce her Boarding Pass for 7-A, which you knew was still an open seat, or sit in her assigned seat. If you don't stand up to BS'ers, then don't complain about the "smell" they bring you!
When she asked you to get up and let her sit in 7-A, and you indicated here that you knew 7-A was unassigned, you should have right then and there said to her to produce her Boarding Pass for 7-A, which you knew was still an open seat, or sit in her assigned seat. If you don't stand up to BS'ers, then don't complain about the "smell" they bring you!
OP: if you need to vent, use the existing seat poaching thread instead of starting a new one.
May 4, 2017, 5:56 am
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I wouldn't show my boarding pass to a random stranger who demands it. Too much personal information.
May 4, 2017, 6:22 am
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If anyone has issues with seat poachers in their cabin (I LOL that delta calls Comfort + a cabin) The best thing to do is ask FA to intervene. One should never be in the business of asking fellow passengers to show boarding passes, at minimum its an invasion of privacy at maximum that's just asking for confrontation
May 4, 2017, 8:56 am
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I tend to watch the seat map on the app during boarding, which means I've got a pretty good idea who is seated where. If a seat poacher tries to go for my row, I usually phrase the question as a pleasant "Oh, is this your assigned seat?" Most people I've found don't lie quickly enough on their feet to that question, so it's usually either "yes, I'm a standby passenger who cleared into it" or "Er, um" which gives me the opening to say "In that case, I'm pretty sure these seats cost extra, so you'll want to check with a flight attendant before moving."
May 4, 2017, 10:08 am
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Unless the seat is assigned to you, it's none of your business.
If you want to play Junior FA, report it to the FA. If you don't, then let it go. Someone else got a freebie and it's tough on you.
It wasn't yours to begin with.
When other passengers try to tell me about what they thing policies and rules are, I ignore them. There are all kinds of nuts out there these days. Some are just harmless cranks interfering where it's not their business. Others turn violent. I have no desire to find out.
If you want to play Junior FA, report it to the FA. If you don't, then let it go. Someone else got a freebie and it's tough on you.
It wasn't yours to begin with.
When other passengers try to tell me about what they thing policies and rules are, I ignore them. There are all kinds of nuts out there these days. Some are just harmless cranks interfering where it's not their business. Others turn violent. I have no desire to find out.
May 4, 2017, 1:49 pm
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May 4, 2017, 2:35 pm
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Since then, I've been mostly flying upfront or on AF/KL so it's been less of a concern. I'll give it another try on this afternoon's flight to see if it still works and report back.