An angry traveler has voiced their frustration over a woman who had “the audacity” to ask for a seat swap so she could sit next to her child.
In a Reddit post that has gone viral, the flummoxed flyer said it was “not my problem they didn’t book together” when asked to switch seats.
The unnamed traveler was on a trans-Pacific flight from Japan, seated by the window, while the toddler occupied the middle seat beside them.
Meanwhile, the child’s mother was seated directly behind them, also in a middle seat.
“Had a woman ask me to change on a TPAC [trans-Pacific] flight from Japan. I was bulkhead window and her toddler was in the middle next to me while she was in the middle seat in the row behind me.
“She asked me – and just me – to switch with her so she could have my window seat (next to her daughter) and I’d take her middle seat a row back.
“Hell to the f*** no. Not my problem they didn’t book together.”
The peeved passenger continued in the post, “Worse is we were surrounded by others from her tour group that she could’ve asked for a three-way trade instead. Or the tour operator.”
“The audacity to just ask me and expect an inferior trade on my side.”
The post went viral on social media and users flooded to give their take on the situation.
People in the comments were divided over whether the user made the best decision.
One person slammed the original poster’s views calling them du.mb.
They commented: “As a parent of a toddler, I’m surprised that you preferred to sit next to someone else’s unaccompanied toddler, vs just moving. sure, someone else could move, but either someone has to move or someone has to sit next to a flying toddler.
“I honestly don’t know which is more annoying for the other passengers.
“It’s not always possible for families to book seats together for some reason, and go figure, sometimes they need to fly places. Idk what the answer is here but being infuriated about a mom trying to watch their own kid is du.mb.”
Some people agreed with the original poster’s views.
One person added: “I just started refusing altogether. Unless it’s for an upgrade. I’m sick of entitlement from people, and it seems elevated on planes and even more so of late.
“I don’t know you. I don’t generally care about you beyond reasonable human compassion. And I am certainly not responsible for your poor planning. Don’t talk to me again and go away.”
Which side of the fence do you sit on?
Source: nypost.com; unilad.com