Seating arrangement on flight abroad

Do you often struggle to understand people? It's obvious that the OP means that there were indeed available seats in a 2 configuration

I have suffered from slightly panic attacks on last 2 flights (long haul) on way out. Nerves plus fear of being trapped in a seat feeling sick.

We booked seats for 2 at beck of plane first time. That was okay. 2nd time no choice so row of 3 next to a stranger. I spent 4 hours of night flight stood near loos. (We were window and middle)

So I'd prefer to be say by a random stranger if I can't have a seat for 2 over a friend -less putting on an act.
I'd probably now go for 2 seats in the 4 to be able to get out easily next time.

But most of all I expect my partner to either book the seats we agree we prefer. Or tell me in advance they don't want to and we discuss again.

My husband is taller than yours ( just) and has a very short body so
you can imagine how long his legs are!!
We usually have extra leg room seats but he will take the middle seat even if we can’t get extra legroom. He just shoves his legs into my legroom.

It’s abundantly clear from the OP and this more recent post that the OP wanted a row of just two, and that there was a row of just two available.

A380s and some B777s have 3-4-3 configs with 2-4-2 as you move to the back the plane.
Some people love them. I hate them as it seems it's licence for people to stand in the gap.

You would leave a friend you are willing to go on holiday with alone because you want to sit in an non-existant seat for 2 and you ate furious with your dh whi can sit next to her and you sit by your dh?

Should you be going on a group holiday? You sounf utterly self absorbed

I'm on the chunkier side (5'9" and a size 18), and flew back from Australia with my brother (6'), on a Singapore A380. The economy in upper deck is 2-4-2, rather than the 3-4-3 on the main deck. There weren't many rows in that set up, but we were lucky to grab them. It was so much more comfortable, in that I didn't feel like I was encroaching on anyone else's space - and if we needed out for the loo, it's better too, as we have no qualms about waking each other! He loves a window, and me, an aisle, so it worked perfectly. I'd definitely look out for that arrangement again.

If you think you may "take more room" than an average person, can you not buy a second seat/ticket to avoid causing discomfort to whomever you may be sat next to?

I only ask as you yourself brought it up and I'm not sure why you would feel uncomfortable sitting next to a stranger unless there was some additional baggage....

I would be annoyed too. I’m guessing you might be over-weight and didn’t want a third person to feel squashed sitting beside you ? Can your DH change the seats at this stage ? Who is going to be sitting beside the third single person, if one is now beside you and one in first class ?

I asked him if there was anywhere on the plane where there were just two seats and he said yes but he didn't want her to feel "left out".

It's not clear that the two seats were part of a row of 3, with 2 of them still empty. In that case it a stranger would sit next to her

It’s in the OP.

I asked him if there was anywhere on the plane where there were just two seats and he said yes but he didn't want her to feel "left out".

There are SEVEN people flying. So SIX flying in economy

Yes, it is.

You need to re-read the OP. There were 2 seat configs available

I would absolutely want my DH to book the 2 seat config rather than the 3

It's still not clear that there was a 2 seat config on this plane though.

I'm not sure why everyone is fretting about the single traveller. There are 6 of them travelling in economy. The 2 couples can sit together and the two singles can sit together.

No, because one of the singles is sitting in First Class.

Because people can’t be bothered to read and understand the OP’s posts, and think that because they have never flown on a plane that has 2-4-2 or 2-3-2 configuration in some or all of the plane, such planes don’t exist.

Why is your husband booking your friends tickets/seat? I dont really get that.

I can understand your view after your update and he should have listened to your wishes on the matter. I would have been annoyed too tbh, for whatever the reason was. If I asked him to book something for me and he said he would and then just did something different, yes I would be annoyed.

Can you change your seats?

I agree. It is highly likely that it would be filed with a stranger anyway, so why make your friend travel alone?

If he insisted on booking the seats why didn't you ask if he could book the exit row? Other than those then there would be no chance of getting 2 seats and nobody in the rest of the row. short of asking the airline to rip out a seat, I'm not sure what you expected him to do tbh..

I can't believe these replies! OP, I think you are being perfectly reasonable, and I would absolutely want my DH to book the 2 seat config rather than the 3. I have no idea what everyone is talking about saying YABU!

I'm not sure why everyone is fretting about the single traveller. There are 6 of them travelling in economy. The 2 couples can sit together and the two singles can sit together.

Everyone is always moaning that large people are hard to sit next to and here is a woman wanting to ensure she is sitting alone with her dh.

Because OP wanted her DH to book a pair of seats on its own, which existed on the plane she is flying on.

The OP says there were, and her husband says he chose a three deliberately, so I don’t know why you would question that?

I don’t even understand this. If there were two seats elsewhere and he booked those, wouldn’t a stranger just book the third seat anyway and they’d be back to square one anyway plus with a friend sat alone?