One airline passenger is turning heads after he boldly declined to swap seats with a couple who were flying to their honeymoon destination.
The man revealed his story on the online platform of Reddit and since then, the story has been going viral across the board.
He began by explaining how his seat was a pre-booked one on the aircraft. Therefore, he failed to understand how or why this couple who were supposedly on their honeymoon would want his seat, just so they could sit side by side with each other.
Hence, he bashed them and called them out, and blatantly refused to allow them to sit together, at his expense. “I paid for this, I did not just get it”- he continued while generating plenty of interest on his post through Reddit.
The man further added how he has never ever bothered anyone. Therefore, he expected the same kind of treatment from others as well. But this seemed to be a different case altogether.
“I assumed that you both knew that you would be traveling to the same destination together, right? Therefore, why did you not choose to book your seats in advance? Why make others suffer at your expense?”- his words further mentioned.
Therefore, in the end, the couple just stopped arguing. They politely went back to their own respective seats and those seated around them had smirks on their faces. But was this really the right way to speak to them? Some people on Reddit sat down to give their two cents on the entire matter.
Some felt that a little compassion would have been nice in this situation. After all, they were newlyweds and maybe couldn’t the real seats that they wanted.
But the man justified how his size was big and that not every seat would really fit him in. What do you think?
The theory that people need to “plan better” is ridiculous. Even if you pay for a better seat it can be taken away for a number of reasons. The airlines will point out that their contract of carriage tells you that no seat # is guaranteed! Trade or don’t trade but it’s not always the person’s fault!
If you are traveling and fail to book seats together to save money….it is your issue if you are not seated together!!!!. Do not expect others to give up an isle or window seat to accommodate your entitlement….
I understand the man’s reasoning! He booked his flight in advanced and got his assigned seat. I won’t give my seat either. Why should I? Because they are newly married? Too bad! Like he said, the couple should have booked their flight way in advance. They should not expect him to give up his paid seat cos they are newly married!
The problem with people that ask for the seat change is they never consider giving up the better of their 2 seats in the exchange, they always are looking for an upgrade on one of the seats. If you have middle seat in last row nobody will ever ask you to swap. If it is really that important to sit together they would say I will give up my first row bulkhead aisle seat with extra legroom if you swap your last row cramped middle seat so I can sit with my wife/husband/child etc, they are trying to get something for nothing.
Life is too short for this discord, if you are travelling alone, then, please do give up your seat so they may sit together unless it is for medical reasons that you require that particular seat. Anything other than that, live life for others, and you will be rewarded in many other ways by others. You are always judged by your actions or in this case inactions. May you live in peace with others.