A woman was left stressing out when she realised she couldn’t sit next to her friend on their flight, saying that she felt ‘pushed over the edge’ because of it
If you’re nervous about planes, there’s nothing worse than finding out that you can’t sit next to your mates on the flight – but for one woman, it was a dealbreaker, and she was worried she wouldn’t be able to “get on the plane”.
A woman admitted that she was flying long-haul with her mate, and she thought if she “booked fancy seats” in business class, and could “natter” with her friend the whole way, she figured she’d be “fine” about the flight.
However, when the day came to book the seats together, she was panicked, as they couldn’t “get two seats together”.
Taking to the popular forum Mumsnet, the stressed woman wrote: “I’ve spent two hours on the phone with the airline and they say they can’t help. I even thought about upgrading to first class but this was going to cost £8k and they STILL couldn’t promise we’d be sat together as I’d have to pay before seeing what seats were available.
“I don’t actually have a spare £8k but I was tempted until I realised it wouldn’t solve my problem. Now I just feel like I don’t want to go. I was already super nervous and this has pushed me over the edge.
“My best friend flies alone all the time and can’t see the big deal. She thinks we’ll ‘laugh about this one day’. Has anyone got any ideas to help me here?”
In the comments, people tried to reassure the nervous woman by saying that things may be different if she speaks to staff on the day of the flight. One said: “You could go to the gate as soon as it opens and speak to the staff there. They might be able to ask the other people in the cabin if they would mind swapping. They might say no of course but it’s worth a try.”
Another wrote: “I hate flying so I feel your pain. Some things that have helped me: Bach rescue remedy. Imagine that any bumps in the air are like potholes on the road. Not a big deal Look at the other passengers and crew and notice none of them are panicking and everything is normal. Wine.”
Someone else added: “I also find just speaking to the crew helps me – I explain I’m a bit nervous about flying and they say something reassuring and it helps a lot. I think flying in business will really help because of all the distractions of the nice things to eat and drink.
“I’d assume there will be in-flight entertainment with it being long haul, so that’s as good as nattering with your mate, or you can also download some films or podcasts of your own if you don’t trust it to be something you’ll like.”
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