The seat-swapping phenomenon has sparked many social media discussions with flyers sharing stories about fellow travelers asking to switch seats.
One user appeared to take a stand by sharing an experience in the “r/delta” forum on Reddit.
Titled, “Finally said no,” the user shares “a couple approached me and asked if I could change seats with one of them so they could sit together.”
“Guys, I gotta preface my saying I have been a chronic people pleaser all my life and have given up my seat multiple times when flying solo cuz I’m short and I really don’t care as long as it’s not a truly crap seat,” said the post.
The user said that after finishing an almost two-week family vacation, “this flight I felt differently…I was ready to just be done,” but asked if the seat was an aisle and was told it was a middle.
“I looked at this woman and her husband and simply said, ‘no thanks’. The look on her face! You would’ve thought I slapped her,” the post continued.
The user continued, “She just stammered as I stood up to let her pass and then awkwardly dipped into her middle seat beside me while her husband slunk to his middle seat a row back. I can’t say that I didn’t feel tremendous guilt at first, but once they were both seated their behavior and comments immediately steeled my nerves.”
The flight passenger added the woman said “this trip would just be absolutely awful without him [her husband] right next to her” and appeared to be on the verge of tears.
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