WIBU to ask for an aisle seat?

[LisaSimpsonsbff]

I'm 26 weeks pregnant and I've been on six flights in the last three weeks; four long-haul, two short (unfortunate coincidence of earlier planned holiday and later planned work trips falling very close). At each check-in I have asked, very politely, whether I could have an aisle seat, explaining that I'm pregnant and have to get up for the toilet a lot. It really would be quite difficult to be stuck in a middle or, worse, aisle seat - on my last flight, for instance, which was an eight hour overnight one, I went to the toilet six or seven times, which would have driven the person who'd (hypothetically) sat next to me and might have wanted a nice sleep mad. Anyway, the check-in staff have have said yes each time, so I figured this was fine - if they'd said no, I'd have politely accepted that. When I checked in for my sixth (and final!) flight yesterday the woman checking-in at the next counter loudly snorted with derision and said 'oh, I didn't know we could just demand seats now' to her partner, and it made me wonder - was I being cheeky? I've tried hard to not make a fuss about the pregnancy - I don't accept seats on the tube, for instance, because I'm not actually finding standing harder than usual just yet - so I feel a bit embarrassed about the idea that I've been demanding!

She’s crackers, just ignore her! There’s nothing at all wrong with asking FGS stupid cow 🤣

Congratulations on your pregnancy 💐. We will, of course, need a live birth thread now 🤣

Completely reasonable. In fact it would be unreasonable if you didn’t ask because if you don’t get the aisle seat, you’ll be expecting your neighbour to get up and down like a yo-yo.

It's totally normal to ask for an aisle/window seat if they're checking you into seats - it's a request, and they'll honour it if they can (what with you being a customer and all).

I've asked for seats close to the front/back in similar situations (with the kids already, but prefer to be at the back near the toilets rather than half way down the plane if I'm travelling alone with them - so I don't have to leave one all alone in his seat)

Other lady was very, very odd.

US airlines often do not have online check in, not sure why but it’s definitely a thing

So weird. Someone has to sit in the aisle seat, and plenty of people would prefer the window because you don’t have to move for anyone else, so it’s not even like you were asking for the ‘best’ seat.

US flights are often checked in at their airport, old school. Like having to sign to use your card!

Completely reasonable request, anyway. And actually it’s less of a benefit for you than your fellow passengers as it means you don’t disturb them getting up and down.

You just happened to have encountered a free-range bitch. Ignore it.