A woman has taken to social media to share her response after a flight attendant offered her a ‘better seat’ onboard a plane – much to another passenger’s annoyance
When it comes to travelling on a plane, it’s recommended to pre-book your seat to ensure maximum comfort onboard your flight. However, despite knowing this, a good number of passengers end up leaving their seat assignment to chance at the check-in desk.
That’s exactly what one woman decided to do when travelling on a three-hour flight with her 19-month-old son sitting on her lap. The 31-year-old said on Reddit : “My son, being under two, has to sit on my lap. I also had a big backpack with all the necessities that I keep on the floor and easily accessible. It can get crowded fast, but it’s just how it is when you travel alone with a young child.
“I got assigned a random seat (12C) at check-in, and ended up being in a row with no other empty seat. Although I appreciate it when there is an empty seat next to me as it greatly improves our flight experience, It’s not an expectation I have and I never ask for it at check-up.”
But much to her surprise, she was approached by a flight attendant after boarding was complete – and was offered a ‘better spot’ on the plane. She added: “A flight attendant came to me and offered to move us three row up (9C) because there were two seats available, and that they usually try to accommodate people with young infants.
“I was delighted and accepted right away. The flight attendant helped me move my things and explained the situation to the other passenger on row nine. The passenger did not appreciate it at all, she started complaining to the flight attendant that she was planning to sleep on the flight, and that it would be impossible now.
“That she specifically chose this seat while checking online because the row was empty and it’s gonna be a nightmare now.” However, the flight attendant reminded the passenger she’d only paid for one of the three seats and wasn’t entitled to the full row.
“The woman then told me that I should be ashamed to impose all this noise on people that are just trying to enjoy their flight,” she said. “Especially since it wasn’t even my seat and I didn’t even pay for it. Honestly, I’m really not good with confrontation, I usually end up either crying or apologising so I just ignored her all the way, as if she didn’t speak at all. That got her even more angry but she finally stopped complaining after a while.
“My son ended up crying only once, I got some stinky eye and some other rude comments but all in all, the flight was way more comfortable for us this way, so I don’t really regret switching seats. But I do wonder if I’m the a*******, it’s true that I didn’t pay for that seat, and that it wasn’t my originally assigned seat.”
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Wanting to know whether she’s in the wrong for ‘ruining’ the other passenger’s flight, she has taken to social media to ask users for their thoughts. In response, one user said: “You paid for a seat, the airline accommodated you and explained to the other passenger. The other passenger paid for her seat only, not the entire row.
“Sounds like the other passenger was an unpleasant person, which isn’t your fault. If another mother with a young child did pay for the seats near her, I’d almost guarantee she would have complained still.” Another user added: “If she wanted the row to herself she should have bought the empty seats.”
A third user said: “Ex-flight attendant here – you were asked if you would like to move by the crew so it’s perfectly fine. The other woman was moaning because she thought she was going to get three seats and could lie down on all of them. Ironically, she was complaining about not getting two seats she didn’t pay for. She’s the a*******.”
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