Would you move seats to allow families sit together on flights?

going in jan, funny this situation happened me monday on flight. Had booked back seats of plane, woman with child beside me asked me and the girlfriend to change so she could have her child beside her. we obliged even though we had paid for back row seats. The father was up up of top of the plane , she said mix-up with tickets, obviously they didn't pay for seats. Girlfriend wasn't too happy as she had child kicking back of her seat all flight. Wont be swapping emergency exits seats for anything going to vegas though.

yeah ryanair, we only had to move one row up from back but girlfriends seat was being kicked all flight by child who should have been in front of us, may re think being so obliging next time.

And I am completely opposite. I usually travel alone and within EU mostly, and I am too cheap to pay anything extra ( Ryanair is like a bus really) so very happy to accommodate families, especially if, by changing I get a set at the window.

You could have been a gentleman and swapped with your girlfriend 😂

I would, if they ask nicely.

haha, im all for equality.

Yep, realistically she should have asked one person in the Childs row ahead to move but she obviously wanted back row, so me my girlfriend and 2 other passengers had to move to accommodate her. The other 2 female passengers were not too pleased.

I need to sit in an aisle seat near the toilet for mobility reasons. I book an aisle seat near the toilet when I’m booking my flight. If I’m being moved to an aisle seat nearer to the toilet then I can move, but I can’t if I’m being moved anywhere else. And I’m not explaining all that either, to the air steward or the person requesting to sit in my seat.

I was sitting next to a woman on flight before who offered to swap so my husband could sit next to me.

I said no need she insisted went over to my husband he was happy out where he was but in end agreed and swapped seems neither of them wanted to sit next to me when I had a baby on my lap.

Is there ever a clear explanation for why the person wanting someone to move seats for their benefit didn’t book the particular seats they require in advance?

Unfortunately in life, tight cünts are sometimes a thing.

but the entitled tight cûnt who won’t pay, but still wants the service or product while someone else who did pay looses out… are just scummy.

Why would they need to pay when they can just use their child’s disability to manipulate the situation once they board the plane? In my line of work I’ve seen parents employ this attitude consistently as the years go by.

I want to put this in context by adding that the strain of taking care of a disabled child in Ireland these last few years would leave you so totally disinterested in the needs of others that this is where it leads.

“Nobody cares about me or my child so why should I care about anyone else.

I don’t need to queue.

I don’t need to have patience.

I don’t need to be polite or even kind to people working in the service industry “. Etc etc.

Thats an argument for another thread though.

Maybe for your destinations. For mine, i've always walked to the terminals. Especially handy when rushing for a bus upon arrival at Dublin... you're first in the Q (of your flight) at passport control. The last few flights i've landed into Dublin, there were no other flights... straight to passport control, straight out the arrivals door (hand luggage only) and straight on to the bus... no hanging around.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/mass-brawl-forces-ryanair-flight-hell-make-emergency-landing-36-minutes.amp

and all this happened because someone wanted someone else to move seats….

So wanted to split up her family so he could sit with his family? Or did I read that wrong?

That's insane.

What is it with people when they get on a plane that their brain function diminishes.

Preferably not but I can't deal with confrontation so would agree to. If you didn't they would cause a scene and record you on their phone. Lone men are pushed around like this all the time to cater to couples and families. For example for some concerts you can't book certain seats as a loner because it would leave one seat empty. You can only book a seat that will leave 2 empty ones beside it so basically a loner is treated unfairly. I can relate very much to the character in the movie Taxi Driver.