Published Apr 09, 2024 | 2:52 PM ⚊ Updated Apr 09, 2024 | 2:52 PM
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Wishing to sit together as a family or a group during any travel is considered one of the important aspects of the journey and the trip as a whole.
However, most of the time, when travelling by air or other public transport, one doesn’t get the seats together. In such cases, asking co-passengers to exchange is something most people do.
Whether the co-passenger exchanges or not is another issue.
However, the issue of seat exchange is once again in discussion due to a viral tweet.
The user Mahesh, shared about his recent experience on the flight out of Bengaluru.
He tweeted on Thursday, 7 April “On a flight out of BLR., 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 Someone asked if I could move to a different seat so their family could sit together. I said sure and that I accept cash/GPaymy 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 has now gone viral, with many sharing their opinions on this issue, mostly supporting him while sharing their experiences.
A user by the name of Fernández shared that it is a common occurrence, explaining further, she said, passengers try to sneak into business or first class after takeoff and just take a seat.
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
Another user Swetha expressed her displeasure towards such “flippant” demands.
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
A user by the name Ritu, shared her personal experience of people occupying her designated seat, and expecting her to “adjust”.
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
A user by the name of Kumaun Warrior too shared their experience.
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
While Mrs Palakkadan guessed that the co-passenger might have offered a middle seat.
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
A person by the username Zorba joked saying, “people act as if they’d get lost in the flight.”
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
Another user too shared similar sentiments.
I never understood this siting together thing. They are not like kms apart , sitting just few feet away.
Even do it in buses.
— Ajay (@Ajaychennai2) April 7, 2024
However, a couple of people shared their experiences of exchanging seats.
A user by the name, Ashwini shared that, when they wanted to exchange the seat, her co-passenger was kind enough to do it, after paying the extra seat charges.
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
Another user Negi shared that he would exchange his seat, if the other person was travelling with kids.
Its okto give your seat if they are travelling with small kids 😊 i do it ..
— Negi (@negihere) April 7, 2024
Meanwhile, as the tweet went viral, the user Mahesh advised to follow his trick with caution, he wrote, “please be prepared for a REALLY angry look at first followed by a couple of muttered insults, n plenty of mumbling.”
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
