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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I generally agree that you're not obligated to give up a good seat for a shitty one, but you know, sometimes, people do buy their tickets in advance and get screwed on seat assignments, even if they're not super cheap seats. So what's wrong with asking for a favor? You won't get the change unless you ask. Of course, regardless of the circumstances, it's rude to be obnoxious to someone for saying no, but that doesn't make it rude to ask.
To pretend that seat assignments are entirely within a person's control, when so much other shit related to flying is by your own admission not, is silly.
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Asking is rude. You're unfairly putting someone in a very tight and shitty position. The guy was minding his own business, no hurting anyone, and now, for no reason of his own, he's left with either keeping a seat and feeling guilty (and possibly looking bad to other unreasonable people around him) or suffering with a lousy seat. The considerate thing to do is ask someone with a comparable seat near your family member to swap.
