Air travel is both wonderful but often exhausting. From the trials and rigors of airports, to being squeezed into a metal tube with otherpassengers. One has to deal with boredom, a lack of legroom, crying children and all sorts of other issues. So it’s not surprising that some folks might opt to spend more on better conditions.
A manwonderedif he was wrong to not give a pregnant woman his superior seat for a twelve hour flight.We reached out to the passenger in the comfort seat via private message and will update the article when he gets back to us.
Some folks like to splurge a bit for better seats on longer flights
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But one passenger wondered if he should have given a pregnant woman his more comfortable seat
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There is nothing wrong with asking for an upgrade
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Despite there being a lot of elements in common, air travel is not the same as being on public transport. While in most cities, you might give your seat to anolder personor a pregnant woman on a tram or bus, plane seats are not only hard enough to buy, but the good ones almost always cost extra. But, as so often happens in life, some peoplefeel entitledto things they didn’t really pay for in the first place.
So if someone has decided to splurge or use up their accumulated points, it’s not unreasonable for them to keep it. At the same time, it’s not unreasonable for a pregnant woman to ask. However, this begs the question, if flying on a twelve hour flight is so hard for her, why didn’t she get a better seat? People’s “tolerance” forlonger flightsreally depends, as some folks wouldn’t find it a big deal at all.
It’s unclear why this woman didn’t plan for a better seat
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It’s obviously not easy to travel while pregnant, but relying on random strangers giving up better seats is just not a great idea. The man paid for the seat, so ultimately, it’s his decision. It’s understandable why he might feel a bit guilty, but only because this woman made a point of looking unhappy. It seems unlikely that the price of this seat outweighs the little bit of discomfort he ended up going through.
Flying does some with some very specific discomforts
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All things considered, it could be a lot worse. As far as air-travel is concerned, some discomfort and guilt isn’t too bad. All too often, the stresses of air travel get the best of people, leading to what some label as “air rage.” Not to justify this sort of behavior, but flying can be physically and mentally tiring. If you’ve been on a flight with ascreaming child, you have no doubt felt some degree of rage.
This is before you even get to the airplane. When it comes to flying, you really do get (or don’t get) what you pay for. Cramped legroom, allowances for one tiny bag, no drinks or food, flying on a budget can often be pretty uncomfortable. There has been arecent uptickin instances of air rage since 2020. Unfortunately, it simply seems that some folks do not know how tohandlea bit of mild stress. All things considered, the situation in this story, while uncomfortable, could have been a lot worse.
Most readers thought the pregnant woman’s request was unreasonable
But a few thought he should have given her the seat
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