Plane seat drama

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Just returned from a European break, booked 4 plane tickets for DH and 2 DS (19 &16) and I, eldest DS decided too old to go away with mum and dad so stayed at home. I contacted the airline as cheap non refundable ticket but said I can use it as a spare seat between DH and I so all good.

On return flight, only 2 hours long and we have seats A (me) B (spare) C (DH) and D (DS) then a couple with a baby in E & F

Couple with baby realised we were together and pretty much demanded DS moved to seat B - I politely pointed out it wasn't a random spare seat but a booked and paid for one, now I have 2 kids so appreciate it's hard to travel with a little one and would have offered the seat but they were so bloody rude and entitled. I pointed out we had paid for 4 seats and they had only paid for 2 - so asked for a contribution towards cost £30 (by this point they are just demanding the seat because they have a child)

They got pretty rude and offensive (called me a fat b**ch) so I said no, stewardess said was up to me

Should I have given them the seat?

No

No way. Not when they spoke to you like that.

Like you I'd have given them the seat if they'd asked nicely but as soon as they were rude and demanding no fucking chance

Nope, classic case of where being rude gets people...no where.

No way

No way!!

They were rude and entitled and I know you paid for the seat but it feels a bit greedy to ask for money for it. Either give it to them or don’t.

Absolutely not.

The entitlement of some people is getting out of hand.

Absolutely not. Awful, rude people.

(I’d happily give up the seat to people who asked politely)

Why is it greedy?

OP paid for the seat, its HER seat

Asking for money for the seat is really embarrassing.
But there's no way they should have been so rude:

Hahaha no as soon as they decided to be rude they sealed their own fate. If they had behaved properly then I likely would have given them the seat(like you said you probably would have aswell) especially if the little one was fidgety without a second thought.

I agree I wouldn't have asked for money as it's a bit cheeky
But I wouldn't have given up the seat either especially as they were so rude

No, absolutely not. But I wouldn't have offered the seat in return for money. I would either have offered it or not.

I don't think asking for money was cheeky - they were asking for something for free that you had paid for and they were also rude about it!

I don't think asking them to pay is cheeky. The seat was paid for, if you want it, pay. Tbh if it was me with the baby I'd have asked kindly and offered anyway. I actually probably wouldn't have even asked, everyone knows seats are paid for! They should have paid for 3x themselves.

I hope they didn't make the journey uncomfortable for your DS. Or you swapped with DS to move him from the firing line.

Should I have given them the seat?

No.

Not even if they asked nicely
That was an extra seat you paid for not a spare one

I wouldn't if they had been rude but I probably would have offered when I saw them with a little one

Absolutely not. You paid for the seat - it's yours. It was open to them to buy a seat for their child - they chose not to. That's not your problem. Sorry they were so rude to you - unacceptable behaviour from them.

You were right and they can sod off with their rudeness. Glad you kept your seat.

I would not have given them the seat in those circumstances!

You did the right thing op.

Absolutely would not have given up my seat, so you're totally in the right there.

BUT ... 'a spare seat between DH and I' ?????!!!

It's 'between DH and me'

Im honestly not normally pedantic about grammar but this just sounds so awful that I can't let it go!

They called you a fat bitch and you're wondering if you should've given them the seat you paid for?

Not on your nelly. They can fuck right off. They will get nowhere with anyone with an attitude like that 😬