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I just created a seat swap situation, unfortunately, though I tried to avoid it. I wanted to redeem AA miles to fly five family members to Florida, but I only had enough miles on AA for four economy tickets. I wanted to have all five people sitting together, so I called AA because I thought one of their agents would be able to facilitate that, only to hear (after two hours in the hold queue!) that they would charge me $25/ticket to have an agent book the tickets. I took my chances with separate on-line bookings then. Booking the four award tickets with everyone sitting together was fine, but trying to book the fifth ticket in a separate transaction was not. Even though I knew from the award ticket reservations that empty seats were available next to my four award seats, AA's system showed them as "unavailable" for the fifth ticket. The only "available" seats shown, in fact, were isolated middle seats and premium seats. I ended up buying premium economy seats on all legs of the flight because I figured that, if seat swaps are to happen, it is more likely that someone would trade with my fifth flier if he/she would be getting an exit row seat or one of the "more room" seats at the front of the plane.
I really tried to avoid the seat swap situation. |
Originally Posted by R&R
(Post 20803356)
It has occured to me, that anyone asking for a swap has a lesser seat then mine!
There have been enough attempted scams, that I just decline to keep my innner peace on the flight! :D |
My golden rule is no swap will happen unless it is to an equal or better (in my opinion only) seat.
I carefully chose where I wanted to spend the flight, and it will take a lot to get me out of my chosen spot. The few times the family and I have been asked to swap by fellow passengers were always for inferior seats, and in one case, when my daughter was seated in Premium Economy and I was in Business, a seat poacher seriously expected her to swap her PE window for a coach middle middle seat a long way back........ I don't think so! |
I had really good luck returning from a trip around Europe with a friend. Flight was DUB-PHL. We met a girl in our hostel a few days prior and had discovered that, by chance, she was on the same flight back as us.
We met her at the boarding area and compared boarding passes and saw that she was further back in the plane. By pure chance, a guy sitting near us overheard us talking, recognized that he was my friend and my assigned seatmate, and offered to switch with the girl so we could all be together. And all this before we even set foot on the plane! |
I was on a 12 hour flight that I had the exit row window booked on the 777 (6 ft leg room) when I got on the plane an older man in his eighties was sitting in my seat. When I asked the FA to tell him, the man insisted he needed to speak to me. He told me he fought in WWII and had bad knees and needed to be able to stretch out his legs. I told him that he can buy business class or pay for an exit row. He continued to give me a loud speech how he fought for this country and therefore I (20 yr old) should give up my seat. During his speech a lot of people were listening watching what I would do. Finally he asked just let me sit here for take off and agreed. After take off he kept on pushing it off until he ended up sitting there the entire flight.
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Originally Posted by MLM JET
(Post 20817645)
I was on a 12 hour flight that I had the exit row window booked on the 777 (6 ft leg room) when I got on the plane an older man in his eighties was sitting in my seat. When I asked the FA to tell him, the man insisted he needed to speak to me. He told me he fought in WWII and had bad knees and needed to be able to stretch out his legs. I told him that he can buy business class or pay for an exit row. He continued to give me a loud speech how he fought for this country and therefore I (20 yr old) should give up my seat. During his speech a lot of people were listening watching what I would do. Finally he asked just let me sit here for take off and agreed. After take off he kept on pushing it off until he ended up sitting there the entire flight.
For all he knows you could have replacement knees/ be 6ft 7" tall etc..... your age had nothing to do with the situation - his sense of entitlement did. Why didn't the FA move him? Or help you find another window seat? I am claustrophobic and NEED to be able to look out of a window when i start feeling boxed in otherwise I start having a panic attack so I always book a window, and will always fight my corner should someone try to kick me out of one I have booked (and maybe even paid for!) |
Originally Posted by CarolynUK
(Post 20817738)
And there is the reason you should never engage with a seat poacher!
It sure sounded like the elderly seat poacher might not have been exit row qualified to begin with, being he is up in age and has such bad knees. |
Originally Posted by MLM JET
(Post 20817645)
He continued to give me a loud speech how he fought for this country and therefore I (20 yr old) should give up my seat. During his speech a lot of people were listening watching what I would do. Finally he asked just let me sit here for take off and agreed. After take off he kept on pushing it off until he ended up sitting there the entire flight.
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So where did you end up sitting?
He would have been better off in an aisle seat. Especially if he had to get up due to weak kidneys. How old did he say he was when in WW!!? 12-17 yrs age? |
I sat in the last row. The only plus was that it was 2 config
He prob was 18 |
Originally Posted by Phatkatz
(Post 20801745)
Last year I was sitting in first class in a window seat in like 5A. A man say next to me and asked if I would swap with his daughter who was in a window in bulkhead. I do not like bulkhead seats due to the limited legroom. He seemed genuine so I agreed. When I got to the seat up front the guy next to me said he offered his seat to the Dad so he could sit with his daughter but he declined. This pissed me off. So apparently the guy wanted to sit next to his daughter but NOT in bulkhead. When we left the plane I told the guy that what he did was very sneaky. Never again will I fall for that.
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Originally Posted by MLM JET
(Post 20817645)
I was on a 12 hour flight that I had the exit row window booked on the 777 (6 ft leg room) when I got on the plane an older man in his eighties was sitting in my seat. When I asked the FA to tell him, the man insisted he needed to speak to me. He told me he fought in WWII and had bad knees and needed to be able to stretch out his legs. I told him that he can buy business class or pay for an exit row. He continued to give me a loud speech how he fought for this country and therefore I (20 yr old) should give up my seat. During his speech a lot of people were listening watching what I would do. Finally he asked just let me sit here for take off and agreed. After take off he kept on pushing it off until he ended up sitting there the entire flight.
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Originally Posted by MLM JET
(Post 20817645)
I was on a 12 hour flight that I had the exit row window booked on the 777 (6 ft leg room) when I got on the plane an older man in his eighties was sitting in my seat. When I asked the FA to tell him, the man insisted he needed to speak to me. He told me he fought in WWII and had bad knees and needed to be able to stretch out his legs. I told him that he can buy business class or pay for an exit row. He continued to give me a loud speech how he fought for this country and therefore I (20 yr old) should give up my seat. During his speech a lot of people were listening watching what I would do. Finally he asked just let me sit here for take off and agreed. After take off he kept on pushing it off until he ended up sitting there the entire flight.
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Originally Posted by FlyerTalkerUser101
(Post 20889431)
I was sitting near the window. I was very lucky. I had booked at the right time, the right place, and it was supposedly smooth sailing. But then a woman looking at her 20's asked me to switch seats. Looking at me as if I was scum and should be glad to switch. While IN my seat. I looked at her in the eye, and said firmly no. She then grinned and proceeded to DUMP her baby's toys over me, and pointed to the little one near me in the middle seat. I stood up and the toys fell to the floor. An flight attendant rushed over and much to my disbelief took the woman's side, and when she told me to move to them woman's seat. I asked for the pilot, she looked at me and told me "are you disobeying my instructions?" I was at the edge at this point and replied "No I am obeying your AIRLINES, which require me to sit in MY seat." I gestured over there, the attendant was very red, and forced the woman out. During the ride the baby bawled and the flight attendant rushed over now asked how about now? Refusing to be broken I told the baby firmly to be quiet. The woman must have been a good parent because the baby shut up then and there, I was shocked. So was the flight attendant. my trip was then pleasant, but the woman was very angry.
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