'It's not my problem' - man refuses to swap seats on…

'It's not my problem' - man refuses to swap seats on plane, so mum can sit with kid

An air passenger decided to ignore one of the unwritten rules of being on a plane, when he refused to swap seats to accommodate a young family.

Taking to social media, the holidaymaker explained how he and his girlfriend paid extra to sit next to each other on the aircraft, reports the Mirror.

The 26-year-old said on Reddit: "Me and my girlfriend were boarding a plane and going to our seats - centre and window - that we paid extra for. After getting to our three seat aisle, there was a mother and an eight-year-old girl, with one of them sitting in our seats.

"We asked about the seating assignment and the mother stated that the airline crew told her that she and her daughter must sit next to each other and the centre seat belongs to her daughter."

The man called over a flight attendant to try and settle the situation down and confirm that he had done nothing wrong by expecting to sit together on the four-hour flight, reports the Mirror.

"We called a crew member over to help sort things. The mother emphasised that her daughter is only eight-years-old and it’s a long flight so they needed to sit next to each other," he added.

"She changes the story a bit here while shushing her daughter when the daughter is trying to explain the situation herself.

"The crew member told the mother that she should have asked AO (not sure what this means) about this prior to boarding.

"[She added] that since the flight is at full capacity and the seats are assigned, they should stay at their assigned seat, and need to ask me and my girlfriend if we're okay with switching.

"The mother argued that she asked us but we said no. In reality the mother never asked us, only proclaimed the seat is theirs before the crew member came by.

"While I am perfectly fine with switching seats so a mother and young daughter can sit with each other on a flight, I don't appreciate being lied to, potentially manipulated, and guilt tripped so they can get their way."

The woman had assumed she would be able to sit with her kid without being challenged. (Getty)

The man wert on to say if the mum had asked politely he would have happily switched, but instead she was rude and caused a scene.

He added: "Still at this point, the mother never asked us to switch and probably assumed we would say no. While the daughter started to move back to her seat, the father in the next aisle tried to guilt trip me stating, 'She's an eight-year-old girl, c'mon man'.

"I told him that if the mother was more professional about the situation instead of lying to us, there wouldn’t be an issue. He then yelled 'F*** you', that I am the reason the world is f***ed up and to wait till I have a daughter to understand. At the end we found out that the mother's and daughter's seats were one row apart."

One user gave their thoughts, saying: "I really dislike this 'I have a child, therefore I'm entitled' mindset some parents have. If you have a child you plan better, or make a request not demand or try to manipulate."

Another said: "If they wanted seats beside each other they should have booked them. You should look at getting refunded the extra you paid - and the airline is at fault for allowing an eight-year-old to be booked into a seat not beside a parent."

A third added: "I hate it when people don't plan and then expect others will just accommodate them. The mother could have bought seats next to each other or talked with the gate agent.

"It's also really rude not even to ask for people to switch and just assume they will. Both mom and dad were just wanting to control the situation."

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'It's not my problem' - man refuses to swap seats on plane, so mum can sit with kid

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