On the 20th episode of the 10th season ofFamily Guy, Meg gets kidnapped in Paris, so Brian and Stewie fly to Europe to save her.
Recently, Reddit userAppropriate-Yam-8141found herself in a very similar situation and, just like Stewie, the woman refused to accommodate the request.
This pregnant woman booked a premium seat for her flight, but a fellow passenger asked if they could swap
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She refused, but it didn’t fly well with the man and his wife
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Travel etiquette experts say you are perfectly within your rights to decline seat-swapping requests
On smaller planes, a seat switch can also affect the safety of the entire aircraft — before each flight, the crew checks to ensure it is properly balanced. If you move, you could shift the scale in the wrong direction, making it harder for the pilot.
But most commonly, switching seats leads to unnecessary face-offs. Rosalinda Oropeza Randall, an etiquette expert, believes you don’t have to play along. “If someone asks you to …, you are not obligated to do so or even consider it,” shesays. “You have the right to decline – politely, of course.”
Diane Gottsman, an etiquette expert and founder ofThe Protocol School of Texas,agreesthat passengers are entitled to their assigned seats.
According to Gottsman, the only acceptable scenario is when a parent or guardian has found “there is no possible way” through pre-planning that they could have beenseated next to their child, at which point “of course, it’s understandable” to ask someone to swap.
However, Gottsman notes that, even in a case involving a young kid, “it’s always best to ask a ticket agent or someone from the travel company if there is a possibility of changing or switching seats before you board the plane,” as “asking a fellow passenger puts the person you are asking in an awkward position.”
In the story that we just read, it sounds like the man’s son already had his mother to take care of him.
“Wanting to sit next to a friend, or preferring a window seat rather than an aisle, is not a good enough reason” to ask, Gottsman adds. “If you and your spouse are separated, it simply means you booked late or did not plan in advance to book seats together.”
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As the woman received replies to her story, it became apparent that people were on her side
Some also thought that her husband could’ve been more sympathetic
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