‘Seat squatter reverse’ is surprising air travel plot twist triggering reactions on social media
The “seat squatter” development has been dominating social media with posters sharing their encounters with airline seat thieves.
The time period “seat squatters” has been used to discuss with those that rob the seats that had been chosen and paid for by different vacationers.
In a publish that reads fairly otherwise from latest “seat squatter” tales, one flyer shared a twist involving an encounter with a fellow passenger.
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The traveler shared an expertise on Reddit within the “r/delta” discussion board with the caption, “Seat squatter reverse [“UNO”]?”
“The squatter sat and got settled into the comp+ seat. The rightful person showed up shortly after and called the FA [flight attendant],” the person wrote.
Flight passengers’ encounters with “seat squatters” are circulating on social media, with one sharing a “reverse” story. (iStock)
The publish continued, “Turns out the squatter was supposed to be in first and didn’t want to move so the rightful ticketed pax of the comp+ got the squatter’s first class seat.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Delta for remark.
“Don’t mind me while I sit here dumbfounded for the rest of this 3 hour flight,” the publish concluded.
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The publish garnered greater than 2,000 reactions.
Reddit customers took to the feedback part to debate the plot twist.
One person commented, “That is stranger than fiction.” (iStock)
“Maybe just being a nice guy and paying it forward? Sounds like a good human,” stated one.
A person questioned, “Maybe there was someone they didn’t want to sit near up in FC [first class]? Or they were already settled and didn’t want to get up again? Odd.”
“I had something kinda similar, wife got upgraded to first, husband didn’t and they’d rather be together in C+,” shared one.
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Another added, “That is stranger than fiction.”
A Reddit person shared an surprising “seat squatter” story in a wierd flip of occasions that concerned a traveler giving up their first-class seat. (iStock)
“They want to live like Common People,” a person joked.
Another stated, “I love that you shared this story.”
“If you’re going to ask someone to move, you’re much more likely to get what you want if you offer the person the better seat,” commented a person.
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Another person wrote, “Something similar happened to me. Wife and I in C+ 2 guys took our seats said they needed to get work done and didn’t want to sit by their boss in 1st class.”
Gary Leff, a travel trade skilled, says if you wish to swap seats, “Have a compelling reason that will resonate with the person you’re asking.” (iStock)
Gary Leff, a Texas-based travel trade skilled and writer of the weblog “View From the Wing,” advised Fox News Digital that though the individual with the ticket is entitled to the seat, generally flyers can attempt their luck on board by merely asking others to swap.
“Have a compelling reason that will resonate with the person you’re asking,” stated Leff.
Leff added that in case you “have something decent to offer in return, it isn’t as much of a hardship for the person to give you what you want.”
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“You need decent trade bait! Don’t offer a middle seat in the back in exchange for an extra legroom aisle,” he stated.
