{"id":85243,"date":"2023-11-30T16:43:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=85243"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:43:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:43:20","slug":"passenger-furious-after-airline-forces-him-to-swap-legroom-seat-so-couple-can-sit-together-but-people-say-its-common-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/travel\/passenger-furious-after-airline-forces-him-to-swap-legroom-seat-so-couple-can-sit-together-but-people-say-its-common-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger furious after airline forces him to swap legroom seat so couple can sit together – but people say it\u2019s common | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A PASSENGER was left "humiliated" after he was asked to leave his extra legroom seat – so a couple could sit next to each other.<\/p>\n

Todd Plummer was travelling from Istanbul to Kilimanjaro with Turkish Airlines.<\/p>\n

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He had booked a normal flight ticket, and was given 11D – which ended up being an exit row so came with extra legroom.<\/p>\n

Being 6"2, he said he was "delighted" to get the seat.<\/p>\n

However, he said after he sat in the seat, the gate agent "stormed up" to his seat – only to tell him it had been double booked with a couple.<\/p>\n

He explained on CN Traveler: "The gate agent said that I needed to move to 9D to accommodate the pair despite being settled into my seat already."<\/p>\n

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He said he was happy in his seat and would stay there, only to be told that the plane was "very full" by the airline agent.<\/p>\n

After a long awkward silence, Mr Plummer said he "caved" and ended up moving to let the pair sit next<\/span> to each other, rather than separated between an aisle.<\/p>\n

He added: "\u00a0If this was a medical emergency or a child that needed to be seated with their parent, I would have moved to a seat of equal or greater value – I\u2019m an understanding person. <\/p>\n

"Alas, for over seven hours, I seethed with quiet rage as my knees knocked the seat in front of me and my legs cramped." <\/p>\n

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He added he wasn't even offered anything as a thank you for moving, and was "disappointing, irritating and downright humiliating".<\/p>\n

Mr Plummer said it suggested couples are "more deserving of a superior seat on an airplane".<\/p>\n

His anger over this prompted a huge debate on social media, with other solo passengers saying they had experienced similar problems.<\/p>\n

One woman said she was asked to switch seats in the front of a cabin by another woman wanting to sit with her husband. and felt "shamed" so wouldn't say no.<\/p>\n

And another passenger said he had been bumped from his business<\/span> class seat twice to accommodate couples traveling together – being told to move to economy or take a different flight.<\/p>\n

Other travellers have shared their horror stories in recent years.<\/p>\n

A man sparked debate after a passenger was sat between him and his girlfriend – and refused to move.<\/p>\n

Passenger Zac was sat in the aisle seat while his girlfriend was in the window seat – but had a stranger in between them who remained there the whole flight.<\/p>\n

Couples often try this 'hack' to get a whole row to themselves, where they book aisle and window seats as most people will avoid that middle seat.<\/p>\n

However, this can backfire – if the person in the middle refuses to move.<\/p>\n

Last year, a woman refused to move plane seats after a couple asked her to move – so they could sit with their cat.<\/p>\n

She said they hadn't booked an appropriate seat to fly\u00a0with their pet, who needed to be placed underneath a seat in front.<\/p>\n

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