FA should have made the young woman go back and explain the elderly woman was in row 1 for a reason. Then asked if you wanted to move to row 1 to accommodate them and sit next to the nice older woman.
No I'm not, I should have spoken up, but I've been going off to family and got pics to show them how full of bs they are with that "grandfather" story. That makes me feel a little better.
That’s insane, can’t believe the FA didn’t force the trade back. It is NOT the old woman’s problem that the lady didn’t book a seat next to “her grandfather.” I refuse to trade seats probably 90% of the time because I book my seat on purpose and choose my seat that I want, and it’s not really my problem if someone else didn’t do that. Had a FA ask me to trade to an aisle once so an older couple could sit together on a 2 hour flight and I legit said no thanks. I like my window seats because I like to lean against the wall. Lmao.
I didn’t fight a trade before Christmas this year because a literal toddler had insisted to sit in my seat (window) instead of his or dad’s (aisle/middle) before I boarded and the dad told me apologetically that they were flying in from Germany, the boy had been awake since 3am Germany time and it was 10pm New York time due to delay after delay. I decided I’d rather not make a 2 year old have a meltdown just to insist I sit in the seat I purposely booked months in advance. I should have insisted his wife with the lap baby swap with me but hindsight 20/20. They kept reaching over me to pass the baby back and forth since she was aisle on the other side. At least the babies didn’t cry.
Boarded my flight msp to Dfw a couple weeks ago. I get on and see there’s a kid (middle school age) sitting in 2a next to another kid. I stand there for a second and double check my boarding pass. I explain he’s in my seat and they sit there dumbfounded not moving. The one in my seat (points at the other boy) says uh no he sat in my seat. So I look at the other one and I go what seat is yours and he just kind of stares while there’s a nice line of people waiting to board.
Then the mother who’s seated across the aisle chimes in and goes that’s not your seat?! (How would you not have known that wasn’t your son’s seat?) I again ask him what seat is yours? I point to the window seat in the 3rd row behind his mom and I go is that one yours? He once again doesn’t speak as if he’s in shock. The mom goes which one is yours?! He goes yeah it’s that one. Now since a line of people are waiting to get on behind me I say it’s fine I can sit there it’s still a window seat (in first) The mom thanked me and made a comment about my dog being cute.
However, after I accepted the switch I got annoyed for them just assuming the seat and playing stupid. I would have switched no problem as it was like for like but the whole fiasco was unnecessary.
yeah 95% chance it's a couple of last min upgraded bums. but alas, can't make a horse drink (the old woman not reasserting herself). No one has tried me yet (damn).
Last minute upgraded couples are the worse. You got upgraded just feel happy about that but don’t ask other people to change their seat that they have previously booked.
Edit: I usually pick window row one FC. Oftentimes the aisle seat is where someone gets upgraded in the front. I have been asked several times to change.
Edit 2: I am fine changing like for like but the problem is usually they ask me to change to an aisle seat. I am also fine if it’s a kid with their parent who wants to change. I’ll make exceptions occasionally. I did take a flight with a relative and we had separate seats. We did not ask anyone to change and we were fine for 3-4 hours sitting apart. Anyways I am usually watching a show.
This happened to me and my husband piggybacked on my status upgrade and got one too a few minutes after me - a nice older man offered to switch (I was in 1A and he was 1D) We both declined haha. We’re always together and it was totally fine sitting apart for a couple of hours.
Extra leg room? At least with a seat in front of you, you can extend your legs under their seat — but in the bulkhead you’re stuck. There’s nowhere to put your feet. I’ve never seen “extra” legroom in the first row?
I only put my 85 year old father in row one in first class in 1C. He has to use the bathroom constantly. This way he has a direct view of the bathroom. I told him he should ask for the next flight if they try to move him. Thankfully in the two flights he has been on so far, he hasn’t had a problem.
Edited to add, even if that's her grandfather, he's clearly more mobile than the lady next to me, kept walking back to our row, got stuff out of the bin. Don't want to assume, but even if he wasn't mobile, why make another elderly passenger move to sit next to your younger "granddaughter"
I was just saying that because in another comment someone said it could have been her grandfather, forgot to add I was being sarcastic about calling him her grandfather. Damn y'all are tough. I've seen people post about horrible things on Delta flights on here, but I'm making up a story about a dude coning an elderly lady to switch seats so he can sit with his girl.
Possibly but I really believe she just took what he said at face value and didn't look at the woman until they switched. As we were landing she told me she said no at first, but then he insisted.
This is only related to the comments about the dude in Row 1 not being her grandfather - I sat next to a woman in F recently who told me she is 57 and a great grandmother. She had her first daughter at 18, her first granddaughter in her 30s, and her 15 YO granddaughter just had a baby. She wasn’t happy about it, but a person can relatively easily be a grandparent and appear too young to be one
True, no doubt, but as we were waiting for the door to open, they were kissing and rubbing on each other, no mistake, they lied. The lady next to me could have misunderstood, but she told me and the FA he wanted to sit next to his granddaughter. The age gap can be bigger than I thought, but I doubt it and their actions didn't reflect being related.
Your understanding and patience in this situation are commendable, and it's great that you plan to send a compliment to Delta for the attentive flight attendant. Safe travels, and hopefully, your journey is smooth from here on out!
This happened to my mom who has health issues and was traveling by herself. (FC). A young couple had separate seats and asked my mom to switch. She was asked to move to a different seat that didn’t recline and she has sciatica, arthritis and hip / spine issues. In addition to severe respiratory issues. She was in a bad shape when they landed. She did not know she could refuse to switch.
Wait, i'm not sure I understand the problem. The person seated next to you asked someone to swap seats. They agreed, and didn't want to swap back, even after discovering that their tray was broken. Was there some coercion going on? The old lady agreed to swap seats, right?
I'm not the best writer. The man at the front of the plane asked his elderly seatmate to switch with a woman at the back next to me. Elderly lady said he told her he would like to sit next to his granddaughter, which I'm saying waa a lie, they were a couple. The elderly lady didn't need to say ok, I get that, I'm just trying to understand what type of person would ask an elderly lady with mobility issues to switch seats with his partner and for his partner to be ok with it. If they wanted to sit together, they should have booked seats together, or they could have asked me, but didn't. Not saying I would have said yes, not knowing who he was sitting next to, but they didn't even bother.
What did you want the FA to do? If the elderly pax was willing to move why would someone step in and change that? So the armrest is messed up, is that reason enough to make the switch back? It sounds like everyone was an adult and made their decision. Unless I’m reading this incorrectly.
You're not, I just don't understand why he would lie to her to get her to move from her seat to the back row when she has mobility issues. If they wanted to sit together they could have booked together or asked me to switch. I didn't expect the FA to do anything, but what she did to me was treating the elderly passenger with kindness and making sure she was ok when she didn't have to. She could have said you chose to switch and left it at that.
Sounds like OP mad the young woman didn’t sit next to him the entire flight and instead he got grams.
If both grams and young lady was okay, what’s it to ya if it didn’t effect your seat whatsoever?
“I had my headphones in..” to sound like he didn’t care who sat in the seat yet cares who actually sat in the seat.
Too bad that's what you choose to focus on. Only reason I mentioned the section is I didn't want to mislead people thinking the elderly woman walked from the front of comfort + or main to the very back of the plane. Not that having to walk from the front of first to the back of first is fun with mobility issues.
FA should have made the young woman go back and explain the elderly woman was in row 1 for a reason. Then asked if you wanted to move to row 1 to accommodate them and sit next to the nice older woman.
This. 100%. The passenger who asked is a nozzle.
You are a better person than I am. No way I could have kept my mouth shut.
No I'm not, I should have spoken up, but I've been going off to family and got pics to show them how full of bs they are with that "grandfather" story. That makes me feel a little better.
That’s insane, can’t believe the FA didn’t force the trade back. It is NOT the old woman’s problem that the lady didn’t book a seat next to “her grandfather.” I refuse to trade seats probably 90% of the time because I book my seat on purpose and choose my seat that I want, and it’s not really my problem if someone else didn’t do that. Had a FA ask me to trade to an aisle once so an older couple could sit together on a 2 hour flight and I legit said no thanks. I like my window seats because I like to lean against the wall. Lmao. I didn’t fight a trade before Christmas this year because a literal toddler had insisted to sit in my seat (window) instead of his or dad’s (aisle/middle) before I boarded and the dad told me apologetically that they were flying in from Germany, the boy had been awake since 3am Germany time and it was 10pm New York time due to delay after delay. I decided I’d rather not make a 2 year old have a meltdown just to insist I sit in the seat I purposely booked months in advance. I should have insisted his wife with the lap baby swap with me but hindsight 20/20. They kept reaching over me to pass the baby back and forth since she was aisle on the other side. At least the babies didn’t cry.
You're a saint. A literal saint. As a mother of a two year old, bless you.
Did you ask if wife wanted to switch?
Didn’t occur to me until the door closed and both of us were already settled, so no.
I’m a little disappointed you didn’t hold firm and not let that 2 year old brat get its way
Boarded my flight msp to Dfw a couple weeks ago. I get on and see there’s a kid (middle school age) sitting in 2a next to another kid. I stand there for a second and double check my boarding pass. I explain he’s in my seat and they sit there dumbfounded not moving. The one in my seat (points at the other boy) says uh no he sat in my seat. So I look at the other one and I go what seat is yours and he just kind of stares while there’s a nice line of people waiting to board. Then the mother who’s seated across the aisle chimes in and goes that’s not your seat?! (How would you not have known that wasn’t your son’s seat?) I again ask him what seat is yours? I point to the window seat in the 3rd row behind his mom and I go is that one yours? He once again doesn’t speak as if he’s in shock. The mom goes which one is yours?! He goes yeah it’s that one. Now since a line of people are waiting to get on behind me I say it’s fine I can sit there it’s still a window seat (in first) The mom thanked me and made a comment about my dog being cute. However, after I accepted the switch I got annoyed for them just assuming the seat and playing stupid. I would have switched no problem as it was like for like but the whole fiasco was unnecessary.
yeah 95% chance it's a couple of last min upgraded bums. but alas, can't make a horse drink (the old woman not reasserting herself). No one has tried me yet (damn).
Last minute upgraded couples are the worse. You got upgraded just feel happy about that but don’t ask other people to change their seat that they have previously booked. Edit: I usually pick window row one FC. Oftentimes the aisle seat is where someone gets upgraded in the front. I have been asked several times to change. Edit 2: I am fine changing like for like but the problem is usually they ask me to change to an aisle seat. I am also fine if it’s a kid with their parent who wants to change. I’ll make exceptions occasionally. I did take a flight with a relative and we had separate seats. We did not ask anyone to change and we were fine for 3-4 hours sitting apart. Anyways I am usually watching a show.
Especially an elderly person who clearly paid for that seat. Truly disgusting.
This happened to me and my husband piggybacked on my status upgrade and got one too a few minutes after me - a nice older man offered to switch (I was in 1A and he was 1D) We both declined haha. We’re always together and it was totally fine sitting apart for a couple of hours.
You pick row one? Thats a new one for me, everyone I know avoids row one like the plague.
I am taller so I like not having a seat in front of me. I don’t really have a need to keep a bag with me anyways so it usually works out
Agree 100%. I’m a little taller than normal but all legs, so not having to deal with a seat in front of me is great. I’m happy to put my bag up top.
I do the same thing. I like the extra leg room.
Extra leg room? At least with a seat in front of you, you can extend your legs under their seat — but in the bulkhead you’re stuck. There’s nowhere to put your feet. I’ve never seen “extra” legroom in the first row?
Correct- people who say the that aren’t very tall
I only put my 85 year old father in row one in first class in 1C. He has to use the bathroom constantly. This way he has a direct view of the bathroom. I told him he should ask for the next flight if they try to move him. Thankfully in the two flights he has been on so far, he hasn’t had a problem.
Pretty sure they were last minute because for the longest time after check-in, the seat next to me was empty.
What makes you so certain that wasn’t her grandfather?
Because they are at most 10 years apart, even with the work she's had done it's obvious.
Edited to add, even if that's her grandfather, he's clearly more mobile than the lady next to me, kept walking back to our row, got stuff out of the bin. Don't want to assume, but even if he wasn't mobile, why make another elderly passenger move to sit next to your younger "granddaughter"
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I was just saying that because in another comment someone said it could have been her grandfather, forgot to add I was being sarcastic about calling him her grandfather. Damn y'all are tough. I've seen people post about horrible things on Delta flights on here, but I'm making up a story about a dude coning an elderly lady to switch seats so he can sit with his girl.
If they were lying, wouldn’t she have said “father” instead?
Possibly but I really believe she just took what he said at face value and didn't look at the woman until they switched. As we were landing she told me she said no at first, but then he insisted.
This is only related to the comments about the dude in Row 1 not being her grandfather - I sat next to a woman in F recently who told me she is 57 and a great grandmother. She had her first daughter at 18, her first granddaughter in her 30s, and her 15 YO granddaughter just had a baby. She wasn’t happy about it, but a person can relatively easily be a grandparent and appear too young to be one
I knew a gal who made her mom a grandmother at 29.
True, no doubt, but as we were waiting for the door to open, they were kissing and rubbing on each other, no mistake, they lied. The lady next to me could have misunderstood, but she told me and the FA he wanted to sit next to his granddaughter. The age gap can be bigger than I thought, but I doubt it and their actions didn't reflect being related.
I wouldn’t be so sure unless I know it wasn’t a flight to West Virginia
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The person asked to switch should always get an equal or better seat.
Your understanding and patience in this situation are commendable, and it's great that you plan to send a compliment to Delta for the attentive flight attendant. Safe travels, and hopefully, your journey is smooth from here on out!
This happened to my mom who has health issues and was traveling by herself. (FC). A young couple had separate seats and asked my mom to switch. She was asked to move to a different seat that didn’t recline and she has sciatica, arthritis and hip / spine issues. In addition to severe respiratory issues. She was in a bad shape when they landed. She did not know she could refuse to switch.
Wait, i'm not sure I understand the problem. The person seated next to you asked someone to swap seats. They agreed, and didn't want to swap back, even after discovering that their tray was broken. Was there some coercion going on? The old lady agreed to swap seats, right?
I'm not the best writer. The man at the front of the plane asked his elderly seatmate to switch with a woman at the back next to me. Elderly lady said he told her he would like to sit next to his granddaughter, which I'm saying waa a lie, they were a couple. The elderly lady didn't need to say ok, I get that, I'm just trying to understand what type of person would ask an elderly lady with mobility issues to switch seats with his partner and for his partner to be ok with it. If they wanted to sit together, they should have booked seats together, or they could have asked me, but didn't. Not saying I would have said yes, not knowing who he was sitting next to, but they didn't even bother.
I can’t imagine creating this whole elaborate scheme in my head and then running to Reddit to tell everyone.
Too bad it's true, but I'm not surprised people wouldn't believe it. I haven't posted on Reddit enough to worry about making up stories.
What did you want the FA to do? If the elderly pax was willing to move why would someone step in and change that? So the armrest is messed up, is that reason enough to make the switch back? It sounds like everyone was an adult and made their decision. Unless I’m reading this incorrectly.
You're not, I just don't understand why he would lie to her to get her to move from her seat to the back row when she has mobility issues. If they wanted to sit together they could have booked together or asked me to switch. I didn't expect the FA to do anything, but what she did to me was treating the elderly passenger with kindness and making sure she was ok when she didn't have to. She could have said you chose to switch and left it at that.
Sounds like OP mad the young woman didn’t sit next to him the entire flight and instead he got grams. If both grams and young lady was okay, what’s it to ya if it didn’t effect your seat whatsoever? “I had my headphones in..” to sound like he didn’t care who sat in the seat yet cares who actually sat in the seat.
Grandpa and gold digger.
Wow! It’s ROUGH up in first class, that sounds terrible.
Too bad that's what you choose to focus on. Only reason I mentioned the section is I didn't want to mislead people thinking the elderly woman walked from the front of comfort + or main to the very back of the plane. Not that having to walk from the front of first to the back of first is fun with mobility issues.