Traveling by air is supposed to be comfortable and convenient but when you are traveling with your family or a group it often gets difficult to get adjacent seats or an arrangement to sit together. But if you are aware of flight web check-in, you will know about the option to select your preferred seats by paying a little extra so that everyone can sit together during the flight.
Despite this option, some passengers refuse to use it and ask others to exchange their paid seats with the expectation of sitting next to their friends or family. During any trip wishing to sit together as a family or a group is considered one of the important factors of the journey. But is it fair to ask co-passengers to exchange the seats they paid for? One such recent incident became a topic of discussion due to a viral tweet.
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The X user and passenger Mahesh, shared his ordeal when a woman asked him to switch his paid seats on the flight out of Bengaluru
But a woman passenger on a flight from Bengaluru asked Mahesh to move to a different seat so their family could sit together, she was shocked by his response.
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The passenger agreed to switch seats but only if she paid him the amount he had paid for the seat. To add sarcasm while making the offer Mahesh stated he would accept the payment either in cash or via GPay.
But according to Mahesh, the woman glared at him when asked to pay, leaving him confused. Mahesh wrote on X,
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“On a flight out of BLR. Someone asked if I could move to a different seat so their family could sit together. I said sure and that I accept cash/GPay, and told her I paid xxx for that seat. Wonder why she looked so pissed off. What did she expect me to do, jump up&out of my seat?”
On a flight out of BLR. Someone asked if I could move to a different seat so their family could sit together. I said sure and that I accept cash/GPay, and told her I paid xxx for that seat. Wonder why she looked so pissed off. What did she expect me to do, jump up&out of my seat?
— Mahesh (@Hanumanbhakt000) April 7, 2024
The tweet went viral, and netizens shared their opinions on this issue
Most of them supported him while sharing their experiences. On receiving so many responses, Mahesh tweeted,
All right, this blew up. Anyone who uses this idea in the future, please be prepared for a REALLY angry look at first followed by a couple of muttered insults, n plenty of mumbling in the flight that is JUST out of decipherable range. Happy Ugaadi/Gudi Padva in advance, everyone!
All right, this blew up. Anyone who uses this idea in the future, please be prepared for a REALLY angry look at first followed by a couple of muttered insults, n plenty of mumbling in the flight that is JUST out of decipherable range. Happy Ugaadi/Gudi Padva in advance, everyone!
— Mahesh (@Hanumanbhakt000) April 8, 2024
Here have a look at what netizens said about the incident
A pilot relative of mine told me it’s fairly common for passengers to try and sneak into business or first class after takeoff and just take a seat. The crew deal with it by pulling out the duty free trolley card machine and presenting the “onboard upgrade bill”
They always go…
— Hélène du .P Menagé (Fernández) (@Helene_G_du_P_M) April 8, 2024
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We are so used to making flippant demands with an expectation that they necessarily be met just because we requested ‘politely’.
— Shweta (@iShweta__) April 7, 2024
An uncle parked himself in my paid aisle seat and exoected me to go sit in his middle seat. I refused. I came back after a pre take off bio break and he had again parked himself on my seat. I had to yell at him and shame him.
— 🇮🇳 Riitu Chugh (ModiJiKaParivaar) (@junoesque) April 7, 2024
Well done! 👏👏
Let me guess – she offered you a middle seat in exchange?
Not planning ahead combined with an entitled attitude deserves this response. 🤣
— Mrs Palakkadan (Modiji’s family) 🇮🇳 (@Lotus2021) April 8, 2024
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Already gone through this, while returning from Goa one miss who had the middle seat wanted me(window) or other male (aisle) to exchange. We both had paid for the seat and told the same to her.
I remember a lot of mumbling before taking off, I simply put my headphones ON.— Kumaun Warrior (@KumaunWarrior) April 8, 2024
It happened to me once (I was on the other side and wanted someone to take my seat in the back row). Promptly offered to GPay the seat fare to him. The man was kind enough to do it.
— Ashwini (@Ashkandy1980) April 7, 2024
Perfectly right.
— Kushan Mitra (@kushanmitra) April 7, 2024
yes they act as if in a MELA, by the time flight lands they would all get lost and can be united with a family song 20 years later.
— Zorba (@oshomaniac) April 7, 2024
People expect charity out of nowhere and then of you ask business, you will be culprit.
— Rajat Agarwala (@RjtAg222) April 7, 2024
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I always book window seat because I know if I get lucky some entitled kid of a rich parent would be crying for the seat and that’s my opportunity to get my money back, and if they don’t pay I peaceful resume.
— J (@Jas_I_M) April 7, 2024
Need more people like you man. Those seats cost a lot. Entitlement also should cost the same. 😮💨😮💨
— Siddhant (@siddhantdas33) April 7, 2024
I face this harassment every time when I travel alone , literally every time someone jumps in with a request – In train for sure I have to sleep in upper birth only – no matter what
— Ananthesh Billava (@AnantheshRajesh) April 7, 2024
Have you faced such issues while traveling alone? Let us know in the comments.
