Never swap seats

It makes final destination situations needlessly complicated

So never swap seats with Ali Larter

This is super comical, ngl. XD

Only on Reddit will someone think that's the takeaway of this story rather than "read your boarding pass correctly".

This is why I’m on the app. Oh boy do I love Reddit!

I like this one

It sounds like a Mr Bean plot

So you weren't even on the plane yet? How did "seats swap"?

I don't get how they "swapped seats" before boarding the plane.

I can see a verbal, "hey, I'm here, when we get on can we switch?" But literally getting in line at the gate won't change the actual boarding pass they scan.

Reading comprehension

Hihi. It was pretty funny to read about though. Especially the part of being annoyed by people not being able to read their ticket.

Guess you won’t be so annoyed about that next time😅

Thanks for sharing, this was entertaining to read, happy nobody got SO upset that it was one of those inflight rages❤️

Nothing wrong with a seat swap. I did it for a guy so he could sit next to his girl. I only swap for similar seats though. I'll never swap my aisle seat for a middle seat.

This is why I don’t give up my seats. Fuck that pick the seat you want in the brining when you buy the tickets.

I've swapped twice: once after being asked to give up an aisle for a middle so a dad could sit with his little boy, and once asking someone else if I could give up a first class seat for coach so I could sit with my husband. I'm well aware how people feel about being asked to switch, so I made sure to begin the request with "would you like to take my first class seat so that..." and she was standing up collecting her things before I could finish my sentence. I'd never ask to switch for something better.

Salty.

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Well they have been brining

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

You might have been the person that switched for me, so I appreciate it!

My family (2 kids 4M/2M) were flying back via Southwest from FL but had a stop off in TX. Families board first on Southwest so we thought we were good. 2 hour layover, but the first flight got delayed so we were running to make connection. Get there and of course only middle seats left. Had to leave my 4M a couple seats behind me and set him up with tablet. Nice man switched so we could sit together. Always remembered that instance of kindness.

The entire story takes place on a plane, what part of the text makes you believe otherwise?

That wasn't me, but I'm glad you were able to sit with your boys! I remember how hard it was traveling with my son when he was little -- I can't imagine having to fly with two. How lovely that someone was willing to help. 💖

Dunno why the downvotes, I agree, want a specific seat then buck up and pay for it. It's something that should be free but until it is I will pick mine and I ain't movin.

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

how come you were in 1st class while your husband was in economy?

I'm not sure why everyone's downvoting you rather than explaining -- it took me a couple of rereads to understand this part of the story too. Nobody was switching at the gate, they were doing it on the plane as usual. The reason the gate is mentioned is that this flight was leaving from gate C3, but OP misread their boarding pass and thought that C3 was their seat. So that's the one they originally mistakenly gave up, rather than their real seat.

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

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

He bought his ticket separately (he wasn't originally supposed to come with me on the trip, but was able to get the middle seat next to the aisle I'd booked) and didn't have status, but I did. I declined the upgrade when they gave me one but they did it again, so I took it as an opportunity to make someone happy with a surprise upgrade.

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

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.

Never reward the gamble of the parents (or anyone) who don't want to pay for seats together and are counting on guilting someone out of their seat.

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

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

Yeah, hell nah. The only crossover swap I'd even consider would be a window to aisle or the other way around. The window gives you the view and wall surface to lean against. If anyone is getting up to go to the bathroom then it isn't your problem unless it's you. But the drawback is you have the slowest bathroom exit of all. And if any of the others choose to remain seated rather than stand up and step out into the aisle with you then you get the awkward decision of whether you'd rather wipe your ass across their faces or drag your dick across their noses.

The aisle seat has the extra leg room and bathroom convenience. But it also means the flight attendant is going to be constantly leaning over you for the other two next to you or else you're basically the gatemaster for passing over everything the other two receive. If you have real needy passengers next to you, that can get annoying. You're also definitely going to have to worry about either standing up or remaining seated in the fetal position (but leaning far back into the guy behind you and drawing your legs up lol) as either of the other two squeeze by you.

There's nothing great at all about that goddamn middle seat. You're wedged in between two other fuckers, sitting rigidly ramrod straight. You have no relief in leaning up against the wall, or at least being able to relax up and let your feet drift a ways into the aisle. Etiquette demands that the two fuckers next to you let you have the arm rests at least. It's the one single consolation the middle guy gets. But let's be honest. We all know if you're the middle guy, you're going to have to vie savagely and assert your dominance for both of those arm rests. The rage at being stuck as the god damned middle guy should be sufficient at driving you to stake your rightful arm rest claim. You must give in to the dark side of the force, and show no mercy. For you shall receive no pity, you have nothing anyone wants. Unless someone is desperate enough to be offering you a better seat. There's no way in hell I'd trade into a middle seat unless I was already so damned to begin with. But if I was being offered to trade out of one, I'd be a fucking idiot not to.

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.

:)

Googled it and i understand now sorry for the inconveniences

If your actions actually delayed the flight, you will have literally costed the airline tens of thousands of dollar-y-doo’s 😂😂

The mention of the gate lost them.

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.

I was in the reverse situation once, me making someone move out of my seat set off a chain event of five people having to shuffle around. It didn't seem like the seats had been given away they were all just scared to confront the person in their seat and acted just as surprised as me at it all unfolded.

Oh ok i see how that could be confusing thank you

Everyone’s down voting them because OP made literally no kind of indication that seats were swapped before boarding. They totally pulled that out of their ass 😂

This is why flight attendants ask that you don't swap seats until boarding has finished lol

They should make it a short lol

At least you arent the person that farted so bad they thought the plane had a gas leak and had to land.

Nice guys finish last

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Those are not mutually exclusive though lol

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And if you do, At least wait until the plane takes off

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Chaotic good.

Why? I’ll swap for an equal or better seat if people want to sit together. It’s on them for not taking care of that before getting on the plane, but if it’s not an inconvenience (worse seat, away from my carry on, etc.) and I’m traveling alone, I’m ok moving.

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Hahaha, bless. I would’ve hated to be in your position!

Really though, the swappers shoulda been considered as at fault as you. If people wanted to sit by their kids they shoulda booked it early enough to do so /shrug

The FU is really one the two people trying to swap seats before boarding is complete.

Thank you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I swear that wasn't in there on the first read through. Everyone commenting at the time I commented were talking about it being at the gate, not ON the plane.

I swear that wasn't in there on the first read through. Everyone commenting at the time I commented were talking about it being at the gate, not ON the plane.

I swear that wasn't in there on the first read through. Everyone commenting at the time I commented were talking about it being at the gate, not ON the plane.

“We’ll don’t ask for favors on a flight, you might just get one” to all the people who don’t want to pay enough to be seated together but want favors from strangers to sit together..

LoL and that's why I neeeever switch if someone asks me unless I get upgraded

oop I think you upset one of those guys :'(

Ugh, obnoxious breeders trying to get their families together at the last minute because they were too cheap to pay for seats are the worst.

Nice man didn't wanna sit next to a 4 year old lol

That was funny.

And possibly caused people to miss connections.

I'd be rageful if I missed a connection because of bs like this

YES

What the fuck is wrong with you

I can just see the annoyed eye rolls. And then when they leave the airport he sees that one car and rams into it

No good deed goes unpunished.

Trust me , had this been a planned mess , you sir would have pulled off a genius one. But it is a good lesson for people , be careful with your seats , 😜

Final Destination got us all.

This made me chuckle.

What can happen is that people pay extra for specific seats and the airline splits up groups that have booked together to accommodate them. Sometimes this is in breach of the airlines own rules about unaccompanied minors.

This isn't necessarily the person booking the tickets fault.

If you book together by default you should sit together. Airlines splitting up.booking is the problem.

Sometimes they do it in breach of their own unaccompanied children policy. Anything for a buck, fuck them.

Musical chairs it is then if you add curb your enthusiasm audio to this..

>This isn't necessarily the person booking the tickets fault.

Well it kind of is if they didn't book specific seats and waited to see what they got allocated at the airport.

That's a risk you take, especially with low cost airlines. Pay to select the seats you want or risk it for the biscuit and see what you get at the airport and enjoy the cheaper fare.

Really could’ve been avoided if people just sit in their assigned fucking seats. I have some nasty flight anxiety but I put my big girl panties on and deal with my assigned seat even if it’s not next to my partner.

Some people expect more… I had paid extra for a row 1 seat because I wanted not only the extra legroom but also place to work on my laptop, and some guy asks me to move so he can be beside his girlfriend. He wasn’t even polite about it, shoving his face into mine from above. I asked what seat, it was two rows back. When I reply “No” (a complete sentence!) he start stammering “but” with a shocked face like his magic incantation unexpectedly hadn’t worked, until his GF shoved him. GF then sat beside me. No attempt was made to get someone from row 3 to move forward smh.

"I'm not seated with my kid, I honestly don't mind but whoever gets stuck next to my toddler might." There's no risk, I never pay extra to sit together, they always just fix it for you. That's a crap policy, honestly. Call their bluff every time and still get stuck sitting next to my own kid for free every flight.

I booked a vacation for me and my family a couple of weeks ago and it wasn’t even possible to book seats on the flight.

>Call their bluff every time and still get stuck sitting next to my own kid for free every flight.

Sure, but that's a gamble you're willing to make.

One day the airline might not have empty seats to swap you around on to, or someone might not be willing to swap and if that happens that's something you (or someone else risking the same outcome) could've prevented by choosing seats.

It's not the airlines fault is my only point.

Naaaice

Tbh it is quite an innocent mistake

Haha, if you read to the end, they say it wasn't actually a fart.

Doesn't 'big boy pants' convert to 'big girl pants'?

Cuz your words sounds like you were trying to seduce someone on that flight.

No, it's failing basic comprehension, bending the rules because you want some random person who couldn't or didn't bother to plan ahead to like you, and as a result possibly screwing over a shit ton of other people.

This sounds like it’s pretty personal for you…

> Gave away a seat that was actually the gate (C3)

What does this mean? I am confused

I always check in early online but last time we flew the airline wouldn't let me. We had to check in once we were at the airport. So we couldn't pick our seats and they split us up.

Nobody misses connections for a tiny delay of 10 minutes at the start. The pilots can catch up with that easily during the flight.

I had one seat stolen from me by a couple that wanted to sit together. Thing is, I paid for that seat, and they didn’t even ask. If they had asked nicely I probably would have considered if, but I thought they were jerks for just taking it and telling me to move. I told myself next time I wouldn’t move no matter what. If someone wants to sit together then they can pay to be together. It’s not my issue that you didn’t want to pay to be next to your partner or your kid.

Presumably, he read his ticket wrong and C3 was the gate number but he thought it was his seat number.

I disagree, as someone who always pays for my seat selection and buys tickets well in advance, I have had the airlines change planes and then not seat us together a few times. It is not always the case but you can’t just assume people were being cheap and not picking seats. I have also. Even upgraded a couple times and they automatically moved us to seats not together (despite some being available). The airline systems are not the smartest.

That sounds like a personal problem. If you want to sit next to your kid—pay for it. I paid extra for my husband and I to sit together on our honeymoon. No sympathy for the parent who isn’t sitting with their kid. Unless an emergency happens and they get jumbled around.

A gas leak either way?

Well mofuckers should stop asking to swap otherwise the guy wouldve approached you and said hey, your in my seat, and be done with it. So fuck that, its everyone elses fault, not just yours.

I was on some flight, separated from my husband. Someone asked me to switch because they were separated from their partner, and whatever, there was no reason for me to say no. Turned out they were next to my husband, so we each got to sit with our SO.

Except I don't have a problem. I honestly wouldn't mind sitting apart but I'm not a selfish monster and assume it's better for the people that get stuck next to a whiny kid the whole flight so I inform them at the gate.

It's a cash grab for the airlines.

Like I'm gonna say no to Ali Larter 😅

It is the airlines fault since they are creating a problem out of thin air hoping you'll pay them to fix it.

I’m inclined to agree with you—but if I wanted an aisle seat/window and you didn’t pay for it and I did, I’d be pissed off if you asked, although if I am traveling by myself, I probably would switch. I’m not a selfish monster either, but if I pay extra for my seat and you don’t, well you shouldn’t be upset when someone doesn’t want to move.

*smashes post on the ground.

ANOTHER!

Makes it harder to identify remains when you slam into the ground at 500mph and everyone is turned into soup

You got me questioning this saying. I do hear people tell boys to put their “big boy pants” on but more often girls get told to put their “big girl panties” on…

> If you book together by default you should sit together.

Agreed, if it's available. And you should be informed whether it is or not at booking time.

Yeah I would never ask anyone to switch their end seat for a middle and I would almost definitely decline if someone wanted me to switch from an end to a middle seat.

I rarely ask to switch seats personally myself, I meant I inform the airline agent and they switch things around on the computer.

A few years ago I got to my seat to find someone in it and they had the aisle seat on the other side.

Probably honest mistake I thought when they said and they were already settled so I got settled in theirs.

Plugged my phone into the usb and it wasn't working and noticed hers has been in the usb the whole time, probably noticed before take off and then swapped so she could charge.

Not the end of the world, but was banking on the full charge I'd get from the flight.

I did that on the dance floor of a small concert in NYC once. Everyone was jammed in tight in the first 5 'rows', but there was still room to dance a little. There was no way for me to exit the crowded dance floor in time, so I just let it rip. And of course nobody could hear it over the music. When it started to spread like over the crowd like napalm, I just looked around puzzled and annoyed just like everyone else was doing. Luckily after about 5 minutes it dissipated. Not my proudest moment, but I really had no choice. :)

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edit: This could be a TIFU, but it was 15 years ago. ;)

I never swap seats
"Lack of planning on your part doesn't necessarily constitute an emergency on my part "

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1. idiocy like this causes "tiny" delay pulling back from gate
2. that delay means lose place in line for take off, delay magnifies
3. delay on arrival means possible longer delay if bumped on landing
4. arrival gate could charge or be delayed further

Can result easily in 30-45 min delay to try to make a connection meant to be an hour to make, if a large airport or terminal change, bam, you've missed your connection

Could you imagine booking into a restaurant and not being seated together unless you paid extra

I didn’t realize/consider that. Thanks!

Today I farted up.

They pit customers against each other

A race to the bottom and people defend it

That's when you call the FA and get a bunch of free miles (or drinks) for the USB not working.

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It’s just the principle of thing. If I have to pay more to be accommodated so should you . I do find it ridiculous that we have to pay to sit next to someone. It’s ridiculous

>That sounds like a personal problem.

Their point is that as long the kid is fine, it is NOT a problem for the parent, but for whoever ends next to the child if he misbehaves. The airline is saying "if you don't pay, we'll force you to put your misbehaving child somewhere we won't let you control him"... but "parent has to handle the child" is a benefit for everybody in the airplane which is NOT the child of the parent, so it's everything BUT a personal problem.

Basically if you pay the airline, you can still end next to the child of somebody who didn't pay extra. It's the "reverse protection" system that you can also see with Certificate Authorities : you pay to provide an advantage to another party, yet it is advertised as receiving said advantage. It only works if EVERYBODY pays extra, else nobody gets the benefit of having no misbehaving child.

> and if that happens that's something you (or someone else risking the same outcome) could've prevented by choosing seats.

If that happens that's something the airline could have prevented by either not making it an extra option, or forcing the increased price to parents.

Advertising the low price, but expecting parents to ALWAYS pay extra "for the benefit of everybody else" is entirely the airline fault.

> It's not the airlines fault is my only point.

"I don't make the rules, ma'am. I just think them up and write them down."

Tbf some restaurants advertise menu prices that always require an extra. But you know, that's called fraud.

>Advertising the low price, but expecting parents to ALWAYS pay extra "for the benefit of everybody else" is entirely the airline fault.

No, because in this case we've been talking about the parents complaining about being away from their little sprogs, not about who might get stuck beside them. So in this case the fee is for their benefit.

If they choose not to pay then that is entirely on them.

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It's selfish and entitled. Poor planning on her planning doesn't constitute and emergency on anyone else. That's the point.

I hate entitled people, and this is the definition of it.

> It's selfish and entitled.

Yeah, sure.

> Poor planning on her planning doesn't constitute and emergency on anyone else. That's the point.

Except that in this case, the situation from the airline creates an emergency for everybody else but the bad parent. It literally punishes good parents and rewards bad parenting.

> I hate entitled people, and this is the definition of it.

Yeah and the airline asks extra payment for parents who don't feel entitled. We always go back to the airline for considering that normal.