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narrulz t1_ja4w1mp wrote

I'm ngl you lost me I've never been on a plane or anything

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Cohibaluxe t1_ja50c9h wrote

Boarding passes (plane ticket) list both the gate and your assigned seat. In this case, it was probably a larger airport with multiple terminals labeled A, B, C, etc., so the plane was at gate 3 in terminal C (hence; gate C3). This was confused with the seat assignment, which is always labeled A, B, C, etc. (for the row) and 1, 2, 3, etc. (for the column). Seat map example

Here’s an example of a boarding pass, notice the gate number on the left and seat number on the right, both in the same letter-number format

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TwopintsyaPrick t1_ja4wkef wrote

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narrulz t1_ja4y7ft wrote

I just don't understand the seating thing and about the gate number or whatever

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LogiHiminn t1_ja54w45 wrote

So gates are usually numbered by a terminal (A, B, C, etc) and a gate (1 - xx). So his gate was C3, the door through which he got on the plane. Seats in a plane are numbered by row (1 - xx), then a letter designating which seat across (A, B… usually to F or I, depending on the size of the plane). Both designators are on your ticket. He mistook his gate, C3 as being his seat, 3C.

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narrulz t1_ja550dh wrote

Oh ok i see how that could be confusing thank you

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narrulz t1_ja4ztqe wrote

Ah yes reddit where i get down voted for never being on a plane

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alice_op t1_ja50te6 wrote

Only on Reddit, where people think they have to comment when they're unfamiliar with a situation.

Not every post has to apply to you directly my guy

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narrulz t1_ja532bu wrote

I don't understand the part where it says that he had a seat for gate c3 and i just stated that i had never been on a plane so i didn't know what they meant sorry that i don't know how a plane works

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narrulz t1_ja543vs wrote

Googled it and i understand now sorry for the inconveniences

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narrulz t1_ja52hyj wrote

Didn't want it too just wanted to be able to understand better don't care how it applies to me

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alice_op t1_ja53zw2 wrote

Oh, OK. So what this guy did is he misread his ticket

The ticket says: Gate Number C3.

This is where the plane arrives, and where you board.

The plane ticket says: Seat Number: A7.

What he did was, he sat in seat C3, instead of A7, and when someone wanted to sit in his seat (C3) he gave it away and sat in their sear (G24). Someone else wanted to swap his new seat, G24, for their seat, F12. He sits in F12.

He notices a commotion around area C3, the original seat he sat in and gave away. Someone's boarded the plane, and tried to sit in their seat, C3. The person sat in it argues, no, I swapped my seat for this seat. This guy shows them his ticket, this is HIS seat!! The guy sat in C3 tries to locate the man he swapped with, but he's no longer in the seat he gave him! They finally locate him and point out that he's an idiot, he sat in the gate number, not his actual seat.

:)

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special_kitty t1_ja50xls wrote

Some background, so it's common for planes to have 6 seats/row with an aisle in between. Three on one side and three on another. Also, the aisle is so narrow, it's pretty much single file. Airlines use a dumbass system where it costs money if you want to select your own seat, so if you don't pay, you are randomly scattered around the plane at any open seat. It's common for families to let the chips fall where they lie and when the family gets separated, they ask to swap so they can all sit together.

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