A flyer has been praised for refusing to give up his plane seat to a 'mum and her baby'. The man has received lots of support from social media users after the decision.
The man was flying from Europe to Asia, with a 10-hour journey in front of him. He explained why he had not agreed to move one row back.
He claimed the mum had asked him to switch seats with her husband so he could help her to look after their baby. But he told Reddit users he wanted to keep his front-row seat after paying out more for it, reports the Mirror.
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Bratser22 posted on Reddit : "My wife and I were travelling on a 10-hour flight from Europe to Asia last week. We booked our tickets well in advance and also managed to book the specific seats we wanted — two seats in the first row.
"We paid for these seats as it was going to be a long journey and wanted the extra leg space. When we boarded, there was a woman holding a baby sitting in the middle seat. This woman, before I even had a chance to put my bag in the overhead compartment, asked me 'Can I be really cheeky and ask you to switch seats with my husband?'
"She then pointed to her husband sitting in the second row (only the first row has extra leg space and required additional payment to book the seat). She then told me that her husband needs to be next to her to help with the baby.
"My wife stayed quiet while I politely but firmly told her that unfortunately as his seat is in a second row, I wouldn’t be moving there as I had specifically paid for the seat with extra legroom." He claimed the mum then called a member of the cabin crew to get them to try and sort out the seating change.
The man added: "A steward came and requested me to switch with the husband, and I had to tell him the same thing, making things quite awkward. The woman then threw daggers at me for some time.
"Thankfully the steward came back and told me that there were two vacant seats in one of the other first rows and offered to move us. We ended up moving there but could hear this lady animatedly make comments about us to her husband from behind for some time after that.
"When I recounted this incident to my in-laws they said that I should have just moved as she had a baby with her — and that turned into a different conversation about baby expectations! My wife agrees with me that her poor planning is not our problem and that we should have stayed if there were no other first row seats."
Lots of Reddit users agreed with his position. One wrote: "Having a baby doesn’t automatically entitle you to whatever you want, especially because booking is in advance and they had ample time to do the same amount of planning as you."
Another said: "You paid for extra leg room, and paid for that seat. You were under no obligation to switch. If she wanted to sit with her husband, she should have booked side by side seats."
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