About my flight neighbour?

[ReasonablyIntelligent]

Just boarded an 8 hour, overnight flight.
I'm flying solo and on the aisle seat.

I get to my row and find a strange man in my seat, the seat next to him (middle seat) is empty.
He initially tries (quite aggressively) to deny that the aisle seat is mine, but eventually relents and moves over to his spot.
He takes both blankets and both pillows with him.

I get seated and then ask if he could kindly pass my pillow and blanket (both stashed about his person). He denies having either and demands that I check my seat because I'm "clearly not looking properly".
Whilst I perform a polite seat sweep (God knows why, I can see the fucking pillow) he slides my pillow behind his back and then drops the blanket to the floor and kicks it under his seat .

Having no idea why I've offended Strange Man, I decide to juts play dumb and ask an air steward for a new set. No bother, though they're super busy so I'll imagine they'll forget for better things to do.

Strange Man has now proceeded to man spread in such a way that my shoulder is at an odd angle from my seat and my legs are skew whiff.

I am not a ballsy person. In fact, I have a fairly strong social anxiety.

There are no other seats on the plane.

AIBU to silently seeth, or am I being a right wet blanket?

OK for a man to have to sit next to a nuisance so that the women can be comfortable

I think the point is men are far less likely to be a nuisance to other men. It’s not impossible, but it is far less likely. Speaking to DH, who travels alone as often as I do, he never faces the same issues with bothersome male seat mates.

*Orchidflower1

Failing that op just get the sick bag out and retch in his direction- that’ll shift the prat!*

My favourite solution, I have saved this for future reference. Thank you, brilliant

I really hope you sprawled yourself out @ReasonablyIntelligent because these people grip my shite...I bet he was hoping you'd relent and give him the aisle seat for being such a bellend but to be honest even if you did he'd probably squash you in to the side. And as much as I hope you found another seat, or spent some time in the jumpseat, or having a laugh with the crew at the back of the plan, I really don't want that thundercunt having two seats to himself!

I havecjust come back from Canada and America with a complete fucking rude man.I was flying back solo and he had his feet stretched out and wouldn't move them when i wanted to get out for the toilet so had to keep stepping over him.I wouldn't mind butvi passed him his pillow and blanket without a thank you in return.Also the foot rest jammed on my seat but i had the last laugh as the crew brought me two pillows from first class for me to rest my feet on.They couldn't move me as no spare seats.Did very well going outvgot upgraded to business class and had a seat that made a bed

@ReasonablyIntelligent please let us know how you got on.

'Accidentally' spill your drink in his lap.

Op how was your flight in the end?

I hate it when you don't find out what happened in the end.

There are some years about.
I hate manspreaders , total pricks.
I like the sick bag idea too.

I would ask him straight out if he has always been a total twat or is it just on a flight.
And say it LOUD enough so others can hear what a twat he is and has been since you boarded.

@SkiingIsHeaven I can tell....

Oh god thos is giving me the rage. I was on a 9 hr flight about 10 years ago. I was the second seat on a row of 5. Some dickhead man comes in huffing and puffing and plonks himself down on the aisle next to me, complaining to the poor stewardess accompanying him. Gist was that he was a very frequent flyer so always booked economy but always got upgraded because of his points/frequent flyer status/whatever. Stewardess was meekly explaining that business and first were fully booked, very sorry, nothing they could do etc. The dickhead took his frustration out on me the whole flight. Man spreading, elbows out and digging in my waist, armrest hogging, dramatically huffing and puffing and shifting around in his seat trying to get comfortable, giving me evils when I needed to get up for the loo etc. Fucking stewardess was pandering to him moaning throughout the whole thing, bringing him bacon rolls and champagne from first class!! Thst only encouraged him, he never said thankyou, just berated them whenever they brought him anything. Total dickhead.

I was young and meek then. Now I'd elbow him right back and tell him to keep his body in his own seat.

I hate it when you don't find out what happened in the end.

Seems to be a problem with MN hence multiple posts. Sorry.

She arrived now hopefully enjoying her holiday.Lets hope she fills us in when shevgets back🤞

I always make comments about how bad their syphilis must be if they need to spread their legs that far. It must be quite advanced if their testicles are that swollen...

The OP didn’t come back?!

OP was suffocated to death by the spreading flab of her neighbour. :(

Sorry sorry sorry
I'm alive, I've just been insanely busy since landing. Business partner is trotting me around various meetings like a prize pig.
Will read replies asap

Oooh excited for an update

🍿 at the ready

Yay!

stone I hope you're sharing that popcorn. Hobnobs anyone?

Can't recall which airline - perhaps Qatar - have an unofficial policy of not placing lone female passengers next to men, because of situations like this

That's terrible! I have zero problem with sitting next to a man whilst travelling solo, it would be far better to just have a policy about poor behaviour such as that which the OP has experienced.