A woman sitting next to him in business class asked him to willingly move seats so she could sit with her husband, who was sitting in economy class, according to a Reddit user who described the situation.
On the flight from Toronto to Vancouver, the original poster (OP) was placed in the center pod, which has two seats, next to the woman. She asked him nicely if he would mind sitting her husband down so they could sit together.
Yes, the OP assumed her husband was somewhere in business class. However, to his surprise, the woman revealed that her husband had a middle seat in economy class.
It is unrealistic to want me to go from the booster seat to the MIDDLE seat in the back of the vehicle. Are you kidding me? the OP exclaimed, remembering his answer. He said he was constantly looking around for cameras as if he was being filmed for a possible YouTube joke. Not only was the woman serious, but when the OP declined, she also got upset and exclaimed, “But you said yes!” It’s already on its way here!
The OP claims that the woman accepted the free upgrade when it was made available; she and her husband originally sat in economy class. She seemed to think someone in business class would be happy to move to a better seat so she and her husband could sit together.
The original poster mentioned that her husband would be willing to move to any available seat in the section so that they could sit together in the double pod if she could find someone else in business class to swap seats with. She can also choose to sit in economy class with her husband.
But we both want to sit together here, she retorted, clearly unhappy with this choice. Given the assigned seat, OP notes that she eventually had to accept that she would have to sit apart from her husband for the entire five-hour flight.
Redditors overwhelmingly supported the OP. Several of them also spoke about their own experiences: I experienced the same thing once. She asked if I would take her seat in First, sitting next to her husband. I asked where she meant, assuming she meant the next first-class seat, and she replied, “22E.” She was offended when I burst out laughing. I advised her husband to offer a seat next to her in row 22 (his seat F) so they could sit together. She remarked, “But I want to sit first!”
Yes, I agree with you. However, I have a ticket for it. not like you. I was traveling to New York from Heathrow on an international flight. I was sitting in the third-row seat by the aisle. I was asked to trade with a man across the aisle to sit near his wife.
I was the only person in my sector with three seats. Despite his strong urging, I refused to budge. He wanted to be next to his wife, over three seats, and me! The wrong pair Haha, just last week I made a comment on this sub that was exactly that. The only difference was that ‘Karen’ assumed I would switch after accepting a free upgrade while her 5-year-old was still in economy. Are they really expected to forfeit the extra money they paid?
Here, too, the airlines should bear part of the responsibility. They should find out if someone is traveling with someone before offering them an upgrade. In another “plane” story, a woman brazenly accepted the consequences of her choice to keep her seat available for the baby and refused to give it up.
Refusing to trade business class seats for a middle seat in the economy seems like a reasonable decision for Reddit users in this scenario. A woman’s expectation that someone in business class would willingly move for her comfort may have been unrealistic, especially given the significant reduction in comfort and amenities. The Reddit community largely supported the original poster’s decision, with many sharing similar experiences of requesting to change seats in awkward or inconvenient situations during a flight. Overall, the story highlights the complexities and occasional frustrations of air travel, as well as the importance of respecting the boundaries and preferences of others in such situations.