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A flight conundrum re aisle seat .

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hattie43 · 05/11/2025 19:54

I came back from holiday recently on a direct 14hr flight . I knew this was long so paid extra for an aisle seat both ways to give me more legroom .
When I boarded and got to my seat a man asked me if I’d swap seats with a lady who’d hurt her knee . Her seat was in the middle of a row and I didn’t want to be squished up for 14 hrs so said no . She had no obvious injury eg no bandage / plaster / crutch but was I unreasonable in not giving up my seat .

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SixSeven · 05/11/2025 19:58

I’d have said no too, and feigned my own leg injury / recovery. Did you tell then you paid extra? Where was the man sitting, did he want to be nearer her or further away?!

Overthebow · 05/11/2025 19:57

No I don’t think you were. You booked the seat you wanted. Was the man’s seat in the middle too or could he have swapped if he had an aisle seat?

BlueMum16 · 05/11/2025 19:56

No.

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