When you travel to your destination, taking a flight is one of the most efficient routes to choose. However, many things can happen during a flight. You may experience a smooth flight where you don’t really get disturbed by major things. However, you may also get kicked out from the plane because violating the rules. Another thing can happen on a plane during a flight is people asking you to switch seats. What’s the best thing to do to deal with this situation?
Swapping seats on a flight
Travelling should be fun and enjoyable but it is not always the case. Some mishaps and hassles may ensure unexpectedly. What you can do is stay calm and assess every situation with open-mind. Thus, any mishaps won’t give your trip any major damage. If someone ask you to switch seat during a flight, here are tips you can consider:
Keep in mind that you have paid to get your seat
You may even struggled during the booking process juts to get that seat. Actually, you don’t have any obligation to switch your seat when another passenger ask you to. You have right to refuse the request if you don’t want to switch your seat. If someone is persistent in pursuing your seat, you can call the flight crew to help finding the best solution for both.
You may comply with the flight attendance
It is possible that flight attendance ask you to move even when you have directly stated that you won’t switch your seat. If this is the case, you can comply. However, you can complain to the airline later. If you are also being so persistent and refuse to be the bigger man in this situation, your ticket may be in jeopardy. There is a chance for you to get kicked out. Thus, try to stay as calm as possible and complain later to ask for the airline responsibility of the inconvenience you experience.
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Asses why someone need to switch seat
When someone ask you to switch seat, you can be a bigger man and assess the situation before making any refusal. You can ask why they want to swap seat and what’s wrong with their original seats. You can also check yourself the seat to see if it’s okay for you to switch seats. You have right to do so. If the person ask to switch seat of greater or equal value, you may consider accepting the request. However, if their seat has lower value than yours then you can refuse.
A polite refusal
You don’t want to have flight in uncomfortable seat even if it’s for short flight. If you want to refuse any swapping seat request, do it politely and firmly. You can also accept the request for another reason aside from the seat value. For example, the person asking you for switching seat is pregnant and her seat is very uncomfortable. You can accept the switch seat and be more considerate, knowing that her condition needs more attention.