A woman was left fuming after a fellow plane passenger 'gave her attitude' for the whole flight - because she refused to swap seats with his wife.
Posting to Reddit, the woman explained that she often gets upgrades on her seats as she is a frequent flier, but always requests an aisle seat as she frequently needs to use the toilet due to a health issue.
On this occasion she was seated in first class when the man beside her asked her to swap with his partner, who was sitting in the window seat one row behind.
The woman politely declined and explained why she needed the aisle seat due to her illness - however the man was less than sympathetic, the Mirror reports.
So when the man sitting next to her in first class on a recent flight asked her to swap with his wife who was sitting in the window seat in the row behind, the woman declined - which made the man furious.
She explained: "I fly frequently and am often upgraded. On my current flight, I was upgraded to first class. No matter what, I choose an aisle seat. I decline upgrades if no aisle seat is available unless I am flying with people I know.
"I had surgery a few years ago for endometriosis that affected my bladder and I get up often to use the restroom and hate inconveniencing the person in the aisle
"On today's flight, I was upgraded to first class and the person next to me in the window asked me to switch seats with his wife, who was seated in the window seat in the row behind us.
"I declined, explaining my bathroom issue. This flight is also less than 2 hours. My row mate has given me attitude ever since."
The woman was unsure if she was in the wrong for refusing to switch, but commenters on the Reddit post were quick to reassure her that she did the right thing - especially as it meant she wouldn't be inconveniencing the other passenger who would be sitting beside her if she moved.
One person said: "The couple should have arranged to sit together when booking the flight or when they boarded the flight. Your row mate should have been more understanding of your legitimate medical reason for wanting your seat.
"By sitting in an aisle seat, you are being considerate of them."
While another added: "Shame on them, they didn't book the seat, then they are not entitled to it. Sure, nothing wrong with asking, but if you are told no, then let it go."
And a third wrote: "Other peoples’ seating arrangements are never your problem and it is never your obligation to switch. If they wanted seats together they should have done that when they booked."
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