‘Reverse of a seat squatter’: Flight passenger shares surprising encounter with fellow traveler

“Seat squatters” might have met their match as a flight passenger revealed her encounter with one who she dubbed a “seat angel.”

On the sub-Reddit thread “r/unitedairlines,” a person shared her expertise on a current flight that opposes the current uptick in “seat squatters,” vacationers who rob the seats that had been chosen and paid for by different air passengers.

The person captioned the thread, “The opposite of a seat squatter? A seat angel?”

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“I have been seeing a ton of seat squatter posts recently and I would like to share the opposite experience,” the person wrote.

What’s the reverse of a seat squatter? The reply is likely to be a “seat angel,” in response to a current Reddit thread. (iStock)

“My husband and I were last to board on our connecting flight because [our] first flight was delayed 20 minutes. We upgraded to first [class] late and there was an aisle seat and window seat available on different rows.”

The flight passenger mentioned the 2 seats weren’t subsequent to at least one one other and there was already a lady sitting within the seat subsequent to her husband.

The girl was touring alone and determined to supply up her seat in order that the 2 may sit subsequent to at least one one other, in response to the Reddit put up.

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“We thanked her profusely and wished her a happy holidays,” the person wrote.

The couple was the final to board on a current flight and knew they wouldn’t be seated subsequent to one another of their improve to firstclass. (iStock)

“I have never experienced this before…Would any of you do the same as this lady? I don’t know if I would have the awareness to do so as [I’m] usually playing a game on my phone to pass time waiting for push back.”

The person wrote that she and her husband by no means requested the girl to modify seats in order that they might sit subsequent to one another.

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Customers who commented on the Reddit thread claimed to have had the identical optimistic expertise or have gone out of their means to assist individuals sit with their journey companions.

Jacqueline Whitmore (not pictured), a former flight attendant and etiquette professional, says it’s all the time finest to talk with a flight attendant about altering seats earlier than relocating. (iStock)

“Same thing happened to us this summer. Before we could ask, a guy noticed and offered to switch,” one person wrote, including, “A lot easier in first class IMO. Still, he didn’t have to do that, and we would have been fine if no one wanted to switch. It was just amazing that we didn’t even have to ask.”

One other person commented, “A very kind man did this for me and my mom once, even though I’m a full-grown adult. We didn’t ask, he just saw us and offered to switch and said he loves when he gets to spend time with his grown kids and would want to have the chance to fly next to them if they were traveling together.”

The unique creator of the thread responded to at least one person’s story, saying, “This is honestly so uplifting that multiple people would do it! Thank you so much from a couple who love to fly together. I fly solo half the time and now I will definitely pay more attention during boarding.”

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Jacqueline Whitmore, a former flight attendant and Florida-based etiquette professional, shared recommendation about switching seats on an airplane.

A flight passenger shared a narrative on social media a few “seat angel” who provided to modify seats so she and her husband may collectively. (iStock)

“If you wish to sit next to someone in particular, like a friend or family member, it’s OK to ask another passenger to switch seats with you. It’s their prerogative to refuse or not,” Whitmore instructed Fox Information Digital.

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“Seat angels are all around us, but it’s best to ask permission before sitting in a seat that’s not assigned to you.”

Fox Information Digital reached out to the Reddit person for remark.