Passenger refused to swap premium seat with honeymooner, but instead offered to sell it at a high price. Was he wrong? » TwistedSifter

Imagine you are sitting comfortably in your premium economy seat on a long-haul flight and suddenly someone asks you to switch seats so they can be with their new spouse.

This is what happened to one traveler when a newlywed asked to swap his comfortable seat for an economy seat next to his wife.

Let’s delve into the story.

I flew from Melbourne to Dubai.

I paid for a Premium Economy seat because the flight is 14 hours and I want to be comfortable.

The person in the seat next to me had been upgraded and asked if I could switch seats with his wife as they had just gotten married and were on their honeymoon.

How sweet.

I congratulated him on his wedding and asked where his wife was sitting.

He pointed to the back of the plane. “In economy class.”

I declined a seat change.

He asked if there was any way to convince me. I offered him a change if he paid the difference between the seats.

That’s a considerable sum. I was lucky and was able to get mine at a reasonable price. It would have only cost him AU$1,000.

What a deal.

He said they had a limited budget for their honeymoon. I congratulated him again and put in my earplugs.

He muttered that I was a *******.

I said he was an idiot for accepting the upgrade instead of sitting with his wife or giving it to her.

Just.

I told my wife about the incident and she says I should have been nice.

By the way, she hates flying economy class, so I know she wouldn’t have switched.

When a premium economy seat for lovebirds becomes a bargaining chip, opinions run high… especially among Reddit users.

This person says that the groom who asked for the seat was definitely the AH.

This person says that he will probably get a divorce soon anyway, now that the woman sees his true face.

This person agrees – this guy is such an idiot.

Honeymoon or not, when it comes to seat allocation on an airplane, each passenger is on their own.

Apparently.

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