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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 6. 01. 2023
  • Have you ever tried this? We've been doing this since our first flight together in 2015 and we've probably had the row to ourselves 80-90% of the time🙌

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  • @praveendwivedi9831
    @praveendwivedi9831 Pƙed rokem +54849

    Worst case scenario, the guy refuses to change the seats and you learn your lesson that CZcamsrs may not be giving you smart ideas all the time.

    • @ADayintheLifeofRia
      @ADayintheLifeofRia Pƙed rokem +417

      This needs more likes! 👍 lol

    • @goodgrief888
      @goodgrief888 Pƙed rokem +698

      Right? They might be too rigidly into the rules to change seats. Or maybe just a sadist. You never know who you might be sat next to. Plus all of the flights I’ve been on lately have been completely booked.

    • @moto_rad
      @moto_rad Pƙed rokem +27

      This lol

    • @davidfields5375
      @davidfields5375 Pƙed rokem +350

      Oh god the horror of sitting next to a stranger. The stakes here are SO low, might as well take the chance at a row

    • @awdwadawda352
      @awdwadawda352 Pƙed rokem +33

      Especially from somebody that pronounces happy as haaaaapppy

  • @Ih8ppl
    @Ih8ppl Pƙed rokem +32740

    Don’t get mad when the stranger refuses.

    • @axelkilander3079
      @axelkilander3079 Pƙed rokem +539

      Window and isle seats are much better almost no person wouldn’t agree to switch. If they don’t want to tho than though luck

    • @shrifadel
      @shrifadel Pƙed rokem +341

      let him enjoy being in the middle of two people who talk and hand things to each other sure that will be fun

    • @lalosalamanka238
      @lalosalamanka238 Pƙed rokem +80

      Then they would punish him by taking both armrests đŸ€Ł

    • @micaylacatherine2079
      @micaylacatherine2079 Pƙed rokem +117

      Middle seats are torture 😂I can’t think of people who wouldn’t want to switch?

    • @musichealseveryone
      @musichealseveryone Pƙed rokem +75

      Literally no one would refuse to give up a middle seat

  • @Marietta5045
    @Marietta5045 Pƙed rokem +33868

    Flights are all overbooked. You definitely will have a person in the third seat. Prepare to negotiate.

    • @arshagoswamy273
      @arshagoswamy273 Pƙed rokem +970

      Or book the window+middle or aisle+middle like a normal person.

    • @MultiAnne36
      @MultiAnne36 Pƙed rokem +473

      I was going to say, I don't remember the last time I wasn't on a full flight. These days routes have been reduced to make sure planes are Full. Airlines don't want empty planes

    • @caitthenerd7470
      @caitthenerd7470 Pƙed rokem +62

      I went on a flight last summer, from the Netherlands to the UK, and had a free seat next to me. Well, technically the aisle seat was free, but the person in the middle seat moved over.

    • @SoapyOnHere
      @SoapyOnHere Pƙed rokem +63

      I work at the check-in counter at the airport and ye a lot of flights are overbooked but there are also TONS of half empty flights. The airplanes don't just carry people, airline planes are also booked as part-time cargo planes which means that some flights just have to happen, no matter how many people are actually gonna be on board.

    • @triple7marc
      @triple7marc Pƙed rokem +54

      Negotiate for what? No one would ever refuse to give up a middle seat.

  • @Orbonautic
    @Orbonautic Pƙed rokem +7217

    As an ex flight attendant, please don't do this. It's all fun and games until the flight is full and the other person doesn't want to trade places. There's also nothing we can do in those cases since the person is in their assigned seat.

  • @chinaberg
    @chinaberg Pƙed rokem +49264

    Not guaranteed that the stranger wants to change seats.

    • @L-mo
      @L-mo Pƙed rokem +3166

      99% of the time they will - I have never met somebody who chose a middle seat in 50+ years of frequent flying, but yes, there’s a theoretical chance you might get someone who wants to sit between you 😳

    • @mattball2700
      @mattball2700 Pƙed rokem +376

      @@L-mo Us, too. We've never had this work for us, but the third person always took the aisle.

    • @The_Machine125
      @The_Machine125 Pƙed rokem +573

      No one wants middle seats, especially if flanked by strangers, pretty much anyone is going to switch to get a better view or especially a better path if you ask kondly

    • @youtubecomments5951
      @youtubecomments5951 Pƙed rokem +57

      99% of the time they would have already booked a isle or window seat. If they move. It’s gonna be into another middle seat which makes it pointless

    • @foggy9900
      @foggy9900 Pƙed rokem +168

      honestly it would be funny to let them sit in the middle and spend to whole flight talking over the person. im sure they would ask to move

  • @Kittycupz
    @Kittycupz Pƙed rokem +12675

    I've been the stranger... But the guys didn't offer to switch. So I had to just sit in between two guys talking to each other all flight😒

    • @npip99
      @npip99 Pƙed rokem +564

      Why not offer to switch then

    • @rockersr.g.2410
      @rockersr.g.2410 Pƙed rokem +142

      @@npip99 maybe that was the plan

    • @SoupIsSouppy
      @SoupIsSouppy Pƙed rokem +453

      Why not talk with them? At random just blurt out random stuff and go on a whole rant about it before you go quiet for another little time

    • @deanfowlkes
      @deanfowlkes Pƙed rokem +633

      @@SoupIsSouppy - Tell them that you sell insurance. Then, ask them if they have evaluated their life insurance needs lately. They will start avoiding talking to you.

    • @firefly9838
      @firefly9838 Pƙed rokem +111

      @@deanfowlkes technically, they were talking PAST this person

  • @briennabradley
    @briennabradley Pƙed rokem +8596

    Firm reminder!: you are never obligated to give up your seat for anyone. You paid and picked your seat and if someone else has poor planning it dosen't make an emergency for you. Don't feel guilty.

    • @plantzhaih4015
      @plantzhaih4015 Pƙed rokem +66

      Of course it's better to give up ur seat tho

    • @Webbyhx
      @Webbyhx Pƙed rokem +157

      my question is why wouldn't you?

    • @stefanchernev1797
      @stefanchernev1797 Pƙed rokem +26

      Quoting Stewie?

    • @otakuhunter4817
      @otakuhunter4817 Pƙed rokem +3

      💯

    • @gotchufam2964
      @gotchufam2964 Pƙed rokem +199

      @@Webbyhx true. I mean, who would rather sit in the middle of two strangers rather than being in the isle or window? There’s not any really benefit in the middle seat.😭 it’s just super petty and uncomfortable to be in that position.

  • @howardwayne5982
    @howardwayne5982 Pƙed rokem +6532

    you're assuming the person in the middle wants to switch. just book next to each other. in either case someone is going to be sitting next to a stranger.

    • @andrewharbison720
      @andrewharbison720 Pƙed rokem +73

      The thing is it's more likely if somebody is flying alone they will book an isle/Window seat not middle. And because of that you have a better chance of nobody getting that seat. If you do isle and middle there's a much higher chance someone booked that Window seat.

    • @npip99
      @npip99 Pƙed rokem +118

      Virtually nobody would sit in the middle and be unwilling to switch. The window has the view, the aisle has easy bathroom access. The middle seat is strictly inferior.

    • @arshagoswamy273
      @arshagoswamy273 Pƙed rokem +18

      Exactly this video doesn't make sense at all đŸ€Ł

    • @Queque2524
      @Queque2524 Pƙed rokem +30

      I always book the middle seat, so I can enjoy hours of awkwardness.

    • @edwink1467
      @edwink1467 Pƙed rokem +35

      I think that's a fair assumption. I have never met a single person who willingly chooses the middle seat unless they are sitting with someone they know. They are in the middle seat because they either booked the cheapest ticket and didn't pay to select a seat, booked last minute (including stand-by) and only middle seats are available, or got reassigned last minute for whatever reasons.
      Some people prefer window and some prefer aisle, but almost nobody prefer to be sandwiched between two strangers with no access to the window or aisle.
      That said, if you try this method, understand that nobody is obligated to switch with you even though they almost always will. You should ask politely and give them the option of window/aisle. If they refuse for whatever reasons, drop it and move on. Do this and everyone will be happy.

  • @dropofsun92
    @dropofsun92 Pƙed rokem +12981

    I was seated in the middle of a couple who tried this and wanted to force me to sit by the window, which I hate because I sometimes need to use the restroom more than usual and a window seat means climbing over/inconveniencing two people instead of just 1 or 0 . I told them to either give me the aisle or let me sit in my assigned seat. They kept arguing with me and finally gave me the aisle.

    • @sementastic
      @sementastic Pƙed rokem +772

      Should have stayed In the middle fr

    • @waynejohnson1786
      @waynejohnson1786 Pƙed rokem +615

      I would’ve said screw em and stayed in the middle seat.

    • @egy9822
      @egy9822 Pƙed rokem +32

      why not give them the middle and window seat?

    • @lolipedofin
      @lolipedofin Pƙed rokem +642

      ​@@egy9822That's what he is saying.

    • @tomat8
      @tomat8 Pƙed rokem +503

      ​@@egy9822 did you even read the comment before commenting ,?

  • @Crazt
    @Crazt Pƙed rokem +1304

    "Did you buy seats hoping the flight wouldn't be full and the middle would be open?
    "Yes..."
    "Well, now all of us will suffer."

    • @LeahTheLemon19
      @LeahTheLemon19 Pƙed rokem +11

      Lmao đŸ€Ł one of the best and underrated comments here

    • @Crazt
      @Crazt Pƙed rokem +35

      @Bonner City Girl , I'm a Marine. Don't underestimate how much I can suffer just to be petty. I've spent 6 hours zipper legged, in full combat load on a C130. Bitch, the next 12 hours will be a cakewalk.

    • @jon123etc
      @jon123etc Pƙed rokem +3

      Said no one ever

    • @kidflash5949
      @kidflash5949 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@Crazt naw Fr tho.

  • @albratgaming2348
    @albratgaming2348 Pƙed rokem +564

    Always book the seats you want.
    Never book separate seats unless you want to be sat separate.
    Actually had the Airline enforce seating assignments on a EasyJet flight. They made us move to assigned seats for "manifest safety reasons".

    • @beefy1212
      @beefy1212 Pƙed rokem +45

      I pretty much never sit in my assigned seat on any flight ever.
      Waiting to board I pull up the seat upgrade map and pick an upgrade but I don’t pay for it I just keep refreshing the upgrade map When it comes time to board no one could have gotten the seat because it was mid transaction for the last 30 minutes. I then just sit in my totally not paid for upgrade and enjoy my flight.

  • @b_to_the_b
    @b_to_the_b Pƙed rokem +9157

    That’s the quickest way to cause an issue for yourself

    • @matteosusani4072
      @matteosusani4072 Pƙed rokem +43

      Not if you're humble and accept the obvious risk the stranger's going to say he doesn't want to switch

    • @elenabenitez6397
      @elenabenitez6397 Pƙed rokem +20

      No way. Book seats across the aisle and you will both have plenty room.

    • @yashpatil4575
      @yashpatil4575 Pƙed rokem +24

      ​@@matteosusani4072first of all why are you taking the risk you can just book seats next to each other and if no comes in your aisle you can just leave the middle seat empty then

    • @matteosusani4072
      @matteosusani4072 Pƙed rokem +4

      @@yashpatil4575 again, if you choose to accept that risk good for you, otherwise don't do it

    • @Annabee2572
      @Annabee2572 Pƙed rokem +3

      ​@Yash Patil I think it's because it's more likely a middle seat will be left empty if the plane's not full.

  • @Maria7Maria
    @Maria7Maria Pƙed rokem +621

    Nahh. If there’s 2 of you, book early and grab 2 aisle seats across from each other. That way you’re close enough to chat, share snacks etc but also have more space and it’s easier to get up and about if needed âœŒđŸŒ ✈

  • @misscheif
    @misscheif Pƙed rokem +3690

    Casual manipulation of strangers is a red flag for me

    • @LisaSoulLevelHealing
      @LisaSoulLevelHealing Pƙed rokem +97

      Red flag for what? These arent your friends lol.

    • @kaelaleedaley
      @kaelaleedaley Pƙed rokem +152

      Come on now, "they'll be HAAAAPY to give up thier middle seat...so you guys can sit together" đŸ€Šâ€â™€ïž xx

    • @elaexplorer
      @elaexplorer Pƙed rokem +51

      ​@@LisaSoulLevelHealing for a content creator.

    • @Annabee2572
      @Annabee2572 Pƙed rokem +32

      Everyone assumes that people don't want the middle seat.

    • @JazzyB9481
      @JazzyB9481 Pƙed rokem +58

      The main tip was booking them apart in the hopes that the middle seat isn't booked, the second part was just backup advice but it's not like they were going into the plan to manipulate someone just for fun. I'm hypersensitive to red flags but this one is a reach imo.

  • @perlajaquelyn
    @perlajaquelyn Pƙed rokem +468

    I think every flight i’ve been on so far has been full/near full. Just buy the seats next to each other

    • @thebasketballhistorian3291
      @thebasketballhistorian3291 Pƙed rokem +6

      I guess I'm lucky. Half the time, I have an empty seat next to me.
      I usually fly solo though and always pick window when asked.

  • @pain4964
    @pain4964 Pƙed rokem +504

    “Your poor planning does not constitute an emergency for me”
    -Stewie Griffin

  • @EleanoraDzen
    @EleanoraDzen Pƙed rokem +1377

    Literally reading Reddit stories on Karens flipping out when this dosent work

    • @lcs-1
      @lcs-1 Pƙed rokem +10

      Link omg

    • @MilliGaming86
      @MilliGaming86 Pƙed rokem +10

      Need the link lol

    • @AlisonWarren
      @AlisonWarren Pƙed rokem +44

      YES!!! Karma came. It went viral on Twitter, too. They claimed this wasn’t what they did & they “randomly” got the window & aisle. Right. If you want more space, pay more for business class.

    • @inerkatakan8161
      @inerkatakan8161 Pƙed rokem +9

      also found a guy on AITA trying to get support

    • @lee6198
      @lee6198 Pƙed rokem +11

      ​@@AlisonWarren I've never done this. Just want more space. But can't afford business class. So I have to suffer In small spaces. But once I was booking my seat the way home from Argentina as a solo flyer as my fiance was staying longer with his family. I saw a 4 seat row. 2 people already had 2 seats. I hoped that keeping thr one seat in middle would work out. Thr woman 2 seats away said hey if no one sits here let's share rhe seat! No one sat there. We both had 1.5 seats that long 11 hr flight. And I had my aisle seat so I could use the bathroom without climbing over strangers.

  • @jazzjazzy5063
    @jazzjazzy5063 Pƙed rokem +647

    Don’t do this, it’ll go down as the most uncomfortable plane ride of your life


    • @seadragon1456
      @seadragon1456 Pƙed rokem +1

      Lies. Parents


      One sit by the window and the other in the isle with a lap baby. Nobody wants to sit next to a baby that may or may not be fussy. Lol
      Booom! You won’t have to pay for a seat in order to sit the baby down between both parents.

    • @veroniquelebeau2692
      @veroniquelebeau2692 Pƙed rokem +39

      ​@@seadragon1456 Except if the plane is full. Between sitting next to a baby and missing a flight, a lot of people will choose the first one.

    • @Raiden1
      @Raiden1 Pƙed rokem +3

      ​@@veroniquelebeau2692 facts

  • @schprinklerrr1956
    @schprinklerrr1956 Pƙed rokem +942

    life hack: if you want extra space on a flight don't book economy

    • @joefunk76
      @joefunk76 Pƙed rokem +231

      life hack 2: if you want to be rich then don’t be poor

    • @AshleyxVlogs
      @AshleyxVlogs Pƙed rokem +30

      @@joefunk76 piping hot take dude 👍

    • @yourfather8041
      @yourfather8041 Pƙed rokem +123

      @@joefunk76 life hack 3: buy every ticket on the plane and then take your private jet so that when you get to your destination there are less poor people clogging up the airport.

    • @antoniobranderas
      @antoniobranderas Pƙed rokem +43

      @@yourfather8041 Thanks for sharing your wisdom, father.

    • @yourfather8041
      @yourfather8041 Pƙed rokem +23

      @@antoniobranderas anytime son

  • @carlena4300
    @carlena4300 Pƙed rokem +76

    We do this but don't ask the person in the middle to switch if the seat is filled. We just ignore each other for the duration of the flight so the person in the middle doesn't feel awkward. You don't often get uninterrupted time alone to just do what you want and not have to speak to anyone so it's a treat 😅

  • @callingbell-ix5se
    @callingbell-ix5se Pƙed rokem +1201

    Usually middle seats cost less or free to book. So single passengers usually book them

    • @katymvt
      @katymvt Pƙed rokem +62

      It's actually more that you're not picking a seat at all and that's what's left.

    • @missmarymary6506
      @missmarymary6506 Pƙed rokem +26

      Since when do they give out free seats on planes?

    • @koteghe7600
      @koteghe7600 Pƙed rokem +23

      ​@@missmarymary6506 not free to sit, not additional charge to get THIS ONE seat

    • @user-jk2zm7uq5s
      @user-jk2zm7uq5s Pƙed rokem +25

      On some airlines (especially low cost) you have to pay extra to select a seat. If you don't want to pay the additional charge you get assigned a seat "randomly" - which usually "totally randomly" turns out to be the middle seat, which is to be expected because it's the least desirable...

    • @missmarymary6506
      @missmarymary6506 Pƙed rokem +4

      @@user-jk2zm7uq5s OH!â˜șâ˜ș...I haven't been on a plane since 1999😊

  • @bballbeasty
    @bballbeasty Pƙed rokem +4245

    If you intentionally book a window and aisle seat for this purpose and I’m plopped between the two of you, be assured that I am making that flight as uncomfortable as can be without breaking any rules

    • @evolution__snow6784
      @evolution__snow6784 Pƙed rokem +239

      Why?

    • @kaminoken
      @kaminoken Pƙed rokem +50

      ​@@evolution__snow6784ikr

    • @MrBoraed
      @MrBoraed Pƙed rokem +66

      This is the way.

    • @MrBoraed
      @MrBoraed Pƙed rokem +232

      ​@@kaminoken just out of spite for them trying to trick the system.

    • @wallacehunt4255
      @wallacehunt4255 Pƙed rokem

      Be assured my and my companion would be involving you in the most horrific conversations to make you feel uncomfortable, a race to the bottom would be on

  • @hotelhopper681
    @hotelhopper681 Pƙed rokem +63

    I fly every week. Multiple times a week. "If the plane isn't full" is a pretty high risk to be taking, especially for domestic flights. The plane is almost always full. That's why the flight times are intervalled when they are. That's why they're still profitable

  • @vigi86
    @vigi86 Pƙed rokem +24

    Once that lady asked me if she could have my aisle seat, because of her legs. Myself having problems with oedema in the legs told her so and even showed her I was wearing compression stockings. So I refused to switch. She was bitchy about it. She started some BS talk about the stockings won't help anyway.
    I calmly asked: "look, can you tell me what an angiologist is?"
    "Huh? No..? 👁👄👁"
    "So I guessed. To say it easy, a doctor specialized in blood vessels. For my part, I was a combat medic and now work as a nurse. And if you aren't a scientist in the medical field that published a paper proving that compression stockings won't help, be my guest. If not, stop spreading your nonesense."
    I turned my face away from her and closed my eyes. đŸ’đŸ»â€â™‚ïž
    Those were long 12 hours in silence... XD

  • @Daniel-xu6ps
    @Daniel-xu6ps Pƙed rokem +1099

    If I paid for my seat I damn well ain’t switching with you lmao

    • @jonathancote8013
      @jonathancote8013 Pƙed rokem +209

      What crazy person will pay for a seat in the middle?

    • @apoorvatripathi9520
      @apoorvatripathi9520 Pƙed rokem +47

      Ill switch if I’ll get the window seat

    • @apoorvatripathi9520
      @apoorvatripathi9520 Pƙed rokem +20

      @@jonathancote8013 exactly 😂

    • @Cal90208
      @Cal90208 Pƙed rokem +91

      You’d take the middle between two strangers who know each other over the aisle??

    • @baumi1116
      @baumi1116 Pƙed rokem +19

      @@Cal90208 they want it that way. So yes

  • @Xachremos
    @Xachremos Pƙed rokem +112

    I saw a post where the dude was the middle seater. He refused to move based on principle. He made it a very long flight for the two of them.

  • @johanna3349
    @johanna3349 Pƙed rokem +124

    I once flew in the middle seat with and the people next to me knew each other and were married. They had booked the seats in hopes of getting the whole row to themselves (and I heard them say that lol). They were talking with each other and someone else behind us, and I asked if they'd want to change seats to sit next to each other but they were just like "no this is fine" so I sat there between them while they talked over me like okeyhh

    • @Annabee2572
      @Annabee2572 Pƙed rokem +15

      Lol that is weird they didn't want to trade. Maybe they thought they were being nice by not making u give up your seat. But that doesn't really make sense to me

    • @andrewferguson8032
      @andrewferguson8032 Pƙed rokem +14

      Weirdos

  • @goodgrief888
    @goodgrief888 Pƙed rokem +52

    “
if your flight isn’t full
” Every single flight I’ve been on in recent years has been completely full, and even overbooked to the point of asking people to come up to the front and volunteer to take another flight

  • @Lala47362
    @Lala47362 Pƙed rokem +86

    I’ve seen some people on the internet do this and then get mad when the stranger doesn’t want to switch. Remember that plenty of people are superstitious/nervous flyers and might feel attached to their seats. Obv you can try this but don’t get mad at the stranger for just wanting to sit in their own seat

    • @Annabee2572
      @Annabee2572 Pƙed rokem

      Ok I guess anxiety or superstitious might make sense

  • @GeneralTurkey
    @GeneralTurkey Pƙed rokem +256

    No... worst case scenario is the guy in the middle wants to stay there.

    • @jadefunlucasey7832
      @jadefunlucasey7832 Pƙed rokem

      why? the middle seat sucks, especially if you're between two friends.

    • @GeneralTurkey
      @GeneralTurkey Pƙed rokem +11

      @@jadefunlucasey7832 some people are like that

  • @StaubZuStaub
    @StaubZuStaub Pƙed rokem +36

    Just book next to your mate or even go halves on the third seat. That way you actually have control on the variables accessible to you.

  • @samueleveleigh2767
    @samueleveleigh2767 Pƙed rokem +423

    DO NOT DO THIS!
    Reliance on strangers both being kind for no benefit and being made to sit in a worse seat is exceedingly rare.
    Its much better to employ the same tactic but keep your seets together

    • @gotchufam2964
      @gotchufam2964 Pƙed rokem +23

      It’s either isle or window! Those are great spots.😭 Middle sucksssss

    • @navyah8885
      @navyah8885 Pƙed rokem +16

      bro it’s not rare at all 💀💀 people are kind enough just to switch seats with you. it’s not a big desl

    • @zuza_0613
      @zuza_0613 Pƙed rokem +5

      I’d only change for a window seat but it’s so weird to ask someone to change seats on the plane


    • @thebasketballhistorian3291
      @thebasketballhistorian3291 Pƙed rokem +4

      Nothing is worse than the middle seat. 😄
      And you can give the stranger the choice of aisle or window.
      Whereas if you booked your seats together, aisle or window would be chosen for the stranger already depending on which seats you chose.

  • @kadiremir7423
    @kadiremir7423 Pƙed rokem +151

    Or, you can just buy seats next to each other


    • @schizzlschnitzl
      @schizzlschnitzl Pƙed rokem +19

      that‘s what we did. my wife likes to sit by the window, so i‘ll take the middle seat. i like aisle more, but i want to sit next to her.

    • @GeneralTurkey
      @GeneralTurkey Pƙed rokem +9

      @@schizzlschnitzl true chad right here

  • @theLifeofMarc
    @theLifeofMarc Pƙed rokem +113

    My partner and I always book aisle seats next to each other.

  • @bronzedrage
    @bronzedrage Pƙed rokem +41

    I HIGHLY suggest that you book your seats together. A lot of people will NOT accommodate your request to switch seats so you can sit next to your travel partner. I'm DEFINITELY one of those who will NOT accommodate you.

    • @Annabee2572
      @Annabee2572 Pƙed rokem +3

      Why not?

    • @bronzedrage
      @bronzedrage Pƙed rokem +16

      @annaseppala8001 Because I don't want to. I chose and paid for a SPECIFIC seat when I booked my flight. Someone else's LACK of planning and preparedness ISN'T an emergency for ME.

  • @zupergurkan
    @zupergurkan Pƙed rokem +63

    And if the stranger says no/the plane is full, you'll both have to sit next to a stranger, who'll also make it harder for you to talk to each other!

  • @madelinegolding4969
    @madelinegolding4969 Pƙed rokem +376

    As a reservations agent for a big airline, we’re not allowed to book seats this way so you’re better off booking two ailes or doing it on your own on the app

    • @monkeytennis8861
      @monkeytennis8861 Pƙed rokem +19

      Who's not doing this stuff online?

    • @salfordshan3545
      @salfordshan3545 Pƙed rokem +14

      ​@@monkeytennis8861 rich people who can pay people to run errands for them

    • @smug_slime
      @smug_slime Pƙed rokem +3

      ​@@salfordshan3545 and the people who do errands order it online anyway

    • @salfordshan3545
      @salfordshan3545 Pƙed rokem

      @@smug_slime true

    • @gigiizzy5651
      @gigiizzy5651 Pƙed rokem +13

      I work in an airline as well, and when I see a reservation like this, I notify the passengers that they have to pick 2 adjacent seats and move them, no negotiation allowed. Hate scumbags like this guy.

  • @n.gineer8102
    @n.gineer8102 Pƙed rokem +45

    This rarely works any more as planes are full.

  • @strafeeto
    @strafeeto Pƙed rokem +20

    My toxic trait is making me think of booking in-between people now.

  • @tomassoejakto1833
    @tomassoejakto1833 Pƙed rokem +233

    You're supposed to stay in your assigned seats because the flight manifest is important. Even when attendants asked some men to switch to the emergency exits, they'd change the manifest appropriately. You are also compelled to put on your seatbelt whenever seated. These things have a reason.
    Because in the event the plane crashes, that manifest will be used to quickly identify your body. Wouldn't want your mangled carcass sent to the wrong address, would you?

    • @SaltyCatling
      @SaltyCatling Pƙed rokem +53

      I wouldn't care because I would be dead

    • @nromk
      @nromk Pƙed rokem +21

      ​@@SaltyCatling but friends and family and your job might care

    • @starbutterfly4860
      @starbutterfly4860 Pƙed rokem +29

      Tbh I wouldn’t care where they send my mangled carcass too. Once we’ve reached that point, I think I’m over caring.

    • @QuincyIsCrispy
      @QuincyIsCrispy Pƙed rokem +15

      Yeah I won't switch my seat because of this negligibly unlikely event, good reasoning!

    • @jeffjustus4969
      @jeffjustus4969 Pƙed rokem +10

      I’m sure they do DNA tests nowadays.

  • @fanichita
    @fanichita Pƙed rokem +166

    They actually block this option if you are buying the tickets together.

    • @adam_94
      @adam_94 Pƙed rokem +4

      What nonsense. I went and checked and I can get a flight from my city and be able to chose this option 😂

    • @jageralpha5170
      @jageralpha5170 Pƙed rokem +23

      ​@@adam_94 Depends on the carrier. On holiday next week and wouldn't let us so just got window seats Infront of each other instead.

    • @skontheroad
      @skontheroad Pƙed rokem +1

      No they don't

    • @twoofsix3b3g
      @twoofsix3b3g Pƙed rokem +4

      ​​​​@@adam_94 and SK Ontheroad ... it's NOT ''nonsense" ! I have tried but that plan was blocked immediately. Maybe in American domestic flights it is allowed ..or even on US International, I cannot say ..but certainly not allowed on other International flights .

    • @adam_94
      @adam_94 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@twoofsix3b3g It is absolutely nonsense.
      I looked at domestic UK flight and I am able to book this way from my city airport.

  • @elaexplorer
    @elaexplorer Pƙed rokem +17

    A lot of people like the middle seat because it makes them feel safer. You get bumped on the aisle seat and they're afraid of the window seat.

  • @fatimar1119
    @fatimar1119 Pƙed rokem +14

    that’s where i come in: the standby passenger!
    i fly nonrev, so i’m usually stuck between two people, sometimes the aisle, and never the window since that’s taken a lot of the time

  • @jacobs1047
    @jacobs1047 Pƙed rokem +21

    I have never been on a flight that isn't jam packed

  • @lindabella900
    @lindabella900 Pƙed rokem +106

    As the stranger in question, I'm NOT changing seats. Thank you. đŸ€—đŸ„°

    • @jadefunlucasey7832
      @jadefunlucasey7832 Pƙed rokem +19

      why?? I mean, I don't think anyone would enjoy the middle seat, especially if you're in between two friends. Middle seats are also cheaper, so if you switch for the window or aisle, you're essentially paying less for better seats.

    • @yaemiko46
      @yaemiko46 Pƙed rokem +7

      As the other stranger, I will also not be changing seats 🙂

    • @seadragon1456
      @seadragon1456 Pƙed rokem

      As someone that’d be on the outside, I don’t care. It’ll just be my husband at the window and me on the isle wrangling the on lap baby. 😂

    • @f3042
      @f3042 Pƙed rokem +7

      @@jadefunlucasey7832Why? Why don’t you just purchase seats next to each other?

    • @jadefunlucasey7832
      @jadefunlucasey7832 Pƙed rokem

      @@f3042 are you deaf? It's literally in the video. If you purchase seats next to eachother, you'd still be sitting next to a stranger. Might as well get a whole aisle to yourselves instead of sitting next to a stranger.

  • @justbegula
    @justbegula Pƙed rokem +8

    Sit together. If no one takes the seat next to you both, then use the whole row.

  • @Voltaic_Fire
    @Voltaic_Fire Pƙed rokem +20

    I always buy two seats when possible, I'm not fat, I just would rather have nobody next to me. I very rarely fly so this is feasible.

  • @julietteoscaralphanovember2223

    Don't bother people by asking them to switch and putting them in an awkward situation, some people pay extra because they want the window or aisle seat. Idk, I just wouldn't do that and inconvenience anyone.

    • @crescentsky8920
      @crescentsky8920 Pƙed rokem +6

      I mean, I agree it's a bad idea, but nobody wants a middle seat.

    • @changedmynamebcyallwouldnt..
      @changedmynamebcyallwouldnt.. Pƙed rokem +9

      whst? nobody pays extra for the middle seat, it’s literally the cheapest seat because it’s shit. and wdym people pay extra for the aisle seat? that literally weakens your argument since the stranger would be given the aisle OR window seat for the price of the cheapest and worst seat, the middle one.

    • @seadragon1456
      @seadragon1456 Pƙed rokem +1

      The middle seat gets no leg room because outside seaters knees are in the way. Middle seats also don’t get arm rests
.

    • @julietteoscaralphanovember2223
      @julietteoscaralphanovember2223 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@changedmynamebcyallwouldnt.. so sorry, I made a mistake, I corrected it, thank you for bringing it to my attention. Have a great day 🙂

    • @julietteoscaralphanovember2223
      @julietteoscaralphanovember2223 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@seadragon1456 yes, you are right, I made an error, I corrected it, so sorry.

  • @bobjohnson6514
    @bobjohnson6514 Pƙed rokem +49

    Another huge trick for Delta is if the flight isn’t full then not every seat will be available for selection. I would go up the attendant and say I wanted to choose this seat but it came up as not available for selection and every time they have gladly switched my seat. On a round trip I did once I even had a whole row to myself for both flights

  • @MsHurricaneHammy
    @MsHurricaneHammy Pƙed rokem +19

    When I'm traveling alone and I get to pick my seat, I always choose a middle seat in an empty row if possible. On less busy flights, I will sometimes end up getting the entire row to myself. And if I get stuck between two people, then... I'm stuck. Oh well lol.

    • @Annabee2572
      @Annabee2572 Pƙed rokem

      Why the middle seat? Is it always cheaper?

  • @EdJonesVideos
    @EdJonesVideos Pƙed rokem +4

    This does not always work! I had a Georgian couple do this when I was assigned the middle seat by the airline on a full flight. (The guy physically assaulted me when I actually tried to sit there and had to be restrained by cabin crew - but if he’d just asked me if I’d consider moving I would have happily!)

  • @joejoey7272
    @joejoey7272 Pƙed rokem +111

    If you happen to work in an airline you will be able to access services like my ID travel , if you aren’t there is a service called expert flyer to see how many seats are booked so you can plan things like having a whole row to yourself. Useful tool for frequent travelers like you two

    • @d.6593
      @d.6593 Pƙed rokem +4

      I just make fake bookings to check how many seats are free

    • @jdm6613
      @jdm6613 Pƙed rokem

      ​@@d.6593 đŸ€”

    • @carlo66able
      @carlo66able Pƙed rokem

      ​@@d.6593 Thank u 💓

    • @gigiizzy5651
      @gigiizzy5651 Pƙed rokem

      My ID travel doesn't help since you'll want to fly on standby and you can't pick seats anyway

  • @meitan4670
    @meitan4670 Pƙed rokem +51

    And then there will be people like me who will just pick these middle seats 😂

  • @kaylean39
    @kaylean39 Pƙed rokem +6

    Unless you fly on the airline I work for
 where flights are almost always oversold 😂😂

  • @Realshugarbaby
    @Realshugarbaby Pƙed rokem +75

    I wouldn't leave my seat to someone TBH. I don't want to sit next to a couple kissing and doing PDA or friends screaming and messing around, so I would probably book a middle seat to make sure I'm seating next to other strangers. And now you want my seat? Bro.

    • @skontheroad
      @skontheroad Pƙed rokem +1

      Interesting perspective! Unless they refuse to move and STILL insist on paying for the window and aisle seats AND continue to make out!

  • @ErulianADRaghath
    @ErulianADRaghath Pƙed rokem +42

    Uhhhhhh, I've bought that middle seat many times...cus I've always thought the 2 people on either side of me must be strangers, so we'll just be 3 strangers in a row. Not a problem...

    • @rishabh5750
      @rishabh5750 Pƙed rokem

      Why would you voluntarily want to buy the middle seat though?

    • @ErulianADRaghath
      @ErulianADRaghath Pƙed rokem +10

      @@rishabh5750 If it's a short flight, does it matter where you sit?

    • @rishabh5750
      @rishabh5750 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@ErulianADRaghath well yes. If I have the option, I always go aisle. it’s just easier to get up/go to the washroom etc. or second option window, cuz if I can’t get aisle why would I choose sitting between 2 strangers rather than having somewhat of a view?
      Unless it’s last resort on an overbooked plane, I’ve never heard any one ever prefer a middle seat.

    • @koteghe7600
      @koteghe7600 Pƙed rokem +6

      ​@@rishabh5750 why would i want to use restroom if i am flying short

  • @LasseRafnDk
    @LasseRafnDk Pƙed rokem +8

    When I fly alone, I’ll book middle seats in situations like these if no aisle seats available,.. now I got the negotiation power

    • @Annabee2572
      @Annabee2572 Pƙed rokem +2

      What? How is middle seat negotiating power it's the least wanted seat

  • @teri8967
    @teri8967 Pƙed rokem +13

    That’s a lot of hope.

  • @qualifiedarmchaircritic
    @qualifiedarmchaircritic Pƙed rokem +11

    "If the flight isn't full" my guy, the way it works right now is that they'll just cancel the flight that isn't full and stuff you in a different one 6 hours later, overdo it and leave a poor handful of people in the airport because of the overbooking. They don't care about their customers.

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 Pƙed rokem +11

    I got on a SW recently. No seat assignments
    So I grabbed the very back window seat.
    As we filled up the seat next to me was empty
    I saw a couple get close and then a look of sadness. I said to them do u need 2 seats ?
    They said yes. I got up and went and found the only open seat. They were so happy.

  • @sweetesthoneybee
    @sweetesthoneybee Pƙed rokem +5

    Except you’d have to pay extra for window and aisle seats so you’d have to give up a paid extra seat to sit beside your friend.

  • @cathal7537
    @cathal7537 Pƙed rokem +3

    I'm never ever going to switch a seat for some stranger

  • @starbutterfly4860
    @starbutterfly4860 Pƙed rokem +6

    Get another friend. Then you’re three and there’s no way you’ll be sitting the entire flight with a stranger.

  • @NuclearRobotHamster
    @NuclearRobotHamster Pƙed rokem +17

    Yeah... Nah, if anyone does this to me, I'm keeping the middle seat out of pure spite

  • @hysteriasfire
    @hysteriasfire Pƙed rokem +19

    Don't do that. If there is an open seat on an aisle or window by the time everyone's boarded then the flight attendants don't truly care if you scooch over a seat.

    • @loamy3197
      @loamy3197 Pƙed rokem +2

      That's not the point. You book the window and aisle seat, and people are less likely to book the middle seats, so there might be a chance nobody books a seat in your row. Worst case, someone does book the middle seat and doesn't want to swap to a different seat, but they're saying that's unlikely.

    • @hysteriasfire
      @hysteriasfire Pƙed rokem +1

      @@loamy3197 many seats are automatically chosen by the agents not the guests, and if you are on a busy flight (which you won't know if it busy or not) then there will almost always fly separate. What you should do is book the seats together one being the middle seat, and the day of ask the agent if there are any available open rows. See if you can move or ask if there is anyone booked in that extra seat. If you want to request that seat to stay open you have to possibility to request it, but it is never a guarantee, and if that seat is needed it will be taken.

  • @thatguy4305
    @thatguy4305 Pƙed rokem +38

    if i happen to have to sit between a couple who does this, i will not only refuse to switch seats, i will complain very loudly if you have conversations over the top of my head while i try to sleep. i will literally go out of my way to make that flight as inconvenient and uncomfortable for you, just to remind you that shitty people get treated like shit. and there is nothing you can do about it.

    • @apoorvaverma9118
      @apoorvaverma9118 Pƙed rokem +8

      Love it😁😁 I don't know....I might be a sick bastard but I do know that I get a sick satisfaction from it.

    • @thatguy4305
      @thatguy4305 Pƙed rokem +15

      @@apoorvaverma9118 same. it's not sick. it's sick to assume that they can buy three seats for the price of two on the expense of someone else.

    • @changedmynamebcyallwouldnt..
      @changedmynamebcyallwouldnt.. Pƙed rokem +6

      @@thatguy4305 the expense of someone else? who exactly? if somebody was trying to get on the flight, they would simply get the middle seat. otherwise it’s not a full flight and nobody lost their spot. if somebody did get the middle seat, they would most likely be happy to switch and if they aren’t, cool. nobody is getting hurt, chill.
      i still wouldn’t recommend this as it’s almost never going to work as almost all flights are not only full but also overbooked so you’re bothering people for no reason, but no real harm is being done lol

    • @thatguy4305
      @thatguy4305 Pƙed rokem +3

      @@changedmynamebcyallwouldnt.. not to forget that it's just rude and selfish to wanna have 3 seats to yourself as a couple. others don't get that kind of comfort either.

  • @Scott-dg5qd
    @Scott-dg5qd Pƙed rokem +3

    So don’t do the thing, so you can do the thing?

  • @montecarlostar
    @montecarlostar Pƙed rokem +2

    I don't give up my preselected seat ever

  • @ciomaria6137
    @ciomaria6137 Pƙed rokem +1

    “If the flight isn’t full”
 I have yet to be on a flight that isn’t full.
    This advice has the potential to be good or leave all parties quite disappointed.
    Don’t be surprised when the middle seat gets also booked and the passenger does not want to move.

  • @darjabednarik6534
    @darjabednarik6534 Pƙed rokem +17

    Don't do that unless you're willing to trade your window or aisle for their middle seat. Flights are often full lately. The random stranger might also not want to trade their seat. This is how you end up not sitting together. Just book the seats together.

  • @kimtaeyeonismyeverything
    @kimtaeyeonismyeverything Pƙed rokem +12

    😭😭😭 I actually do this cuz I constantly need to pee and my sister likes the window seat. People ask to change and I have to talk about my bladder😂🎉

  • @emmaschauer5409
    @emmaschauer5409 Pƙed rokem +1

    I literally never have been on a flight that wasn't over booked. Middle seats empty? Riiiight.

  • @ongjunqi717
    @ongjunqi717 Pƙed rokem +1

    I sat between a couple who did this on a 14 hour flight. Had dinner, put on my earphones and slept till the flight landed.

  • @TheAppleNerd
    @TheAppleNerd Pƙed rokem +19

    Just book the seats next to each other so you don’t inconvenience someone, not everyone wants the window seat and would like easier access to the isle/restroom rather than climbing over 2 passengers rather than just 1

    • @andrewharbison720
      @andrewharbison720 Pƙed rokem +2

      That's the point if they would like the window they can but if they don't like to climb over people then swap them the isle seat. So almost no matter what the stranger can get a better more expensive seat for a cheaper pric

  • @kndrdfndindngoudng
    @kndrdfndindngoudng Pƙed rokem +12

    Pro tip, if you see a couple doing this sit in the middle and demand cash to move.

  • @yvonnesmith6152
    @yvonnesmith6152 Pƙed rokem +1

    “If your flight isn’t full????” LOL, when does this happen? I’m glad if we can board without playing the “Survivor overbooked challenge” beforehand

  • @onemercilessming1342
    @onemercilessming1342 Pƙed rokem +1

    Every flight I've ever been on has been full. Nobody's ever had a full row to themselves.

  • @jackd9928
    @jackd9928 Pƙed rokem +9

    There's always a risk with that. Some strangers may not want to give up their seat, for whatever reason...some people are like that. And you can't then cry about it when they refuse to give up the seat they have paid for.

  • @Yuna-hz5wh
    @Yuna-hz5wh Pƙed rokem +12

    The amount of people that would rather stay in the middle out of spite in the comments is surprising. They may stay out of spite but the couple can easily annoy anyone who stays in the middle by talking over them the entire flight.

    • @idk-zi3gw
      @idk-zi3gw Pƙed rokem

      @@npatnz384 nothing wrong with it just switch seats or SUFFER

  • @MrJegerjeg
    @MrJegerjeg Pƙed rokem +1

    So now I understand why sometimes I am in between a couple when I travel on my own. I thought it was an issue with the booking system.

  • @antigrace1
    @antigrace1 Pƙed rokem +1

    "If your flight isn't full..."đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł
    đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

  • @sofiafleur981
    @sofiafleur981 Pƙed rokem +13

    If the flight really isn’t full you can go to the very back of the plane where there will be free rows and also minimal light bc less people= less screens on and staff don’t mind

  • @caseyjones1548
    @caseyjones1548 Pƙed rokem +7

    Once I was sat between a couple. When I saw both of them I moved to the window assuming they'd want to sit together. The woman flipped out on me and told me to get back in the middle seat. Was a very awkward 4 hour flight.

  • @edensworld5731
    @edensworld5731 Pƙed rokem +2

    What's the difference between booking 2 seats next to each other or asking a stranger to move to sit next to them? If anything getting a seat between sounds worse because the stranger may not want to move

  • @alexmyagent
    @alexmyagent Pƙed rokem +1

    I think the worst case scenario is that they don’t want to switch lol

  • @EmeraldElbows
    @EmeraldElbows Pƙed rokem +5

    I have terrible flight anxiety and I pick middle seats intentionally bc they’re statistically safest sooo y’all would be screwed with this obnoxious behavior. Pay for the seats you want.

  • @mc-zk2cb
    @mc-zk2cb Pƙed rokem +28

    I purposely book the middle seat if all window seats are taken. Purely just to annoy people who do this 😂

    • @andrewcaicedoortiz3397
      @andrewcaicedoortiz3397 Pƙed rokem +1

      Why though? There's nothing wrong with doing so?

    • @changedmynamebcyallwouldnt..
      @changedmynamebcyallwouldnt.. Pƙed rokem +2

      @@andrewcaicedoortiz3397 right? i’ve responded to 3 people now who’ve said this, i honestly don’t know if i’m missing something or if all these people are just mad weird

    • @hongomybongo9684
      @hongomybongo9684 Pƙed rokem

      @@changedmynamebcyallwouldnt.. weird and lonely

  • @eg6308
    @eg6308 Pƙed rokem +2

    The only time this works is when the flight usually has plenty of spare seats anyway.

  • @cornbisque
    @cornbisque Pƙed rokem +1

    It all depends on the type of aircraft you’re flying.

  • @preetandrealubana6125
    @preetandrealubana6125 Pƙed rokem +3

    As a travel agent - don't do this! Planes are full and this will backfire

  • @algerianbread1229
    @algerianbread1229 Pƙed rokem +6

    Can confirm that I, as a stranger, am *_not_* happy to switch seats.
    I'd be more than happy to, cuz chances are I didn't book the middle seat by choice.

  • @cheeze1854
    @cheeze1854 Pƙed rokem +2

    POV: the stranger doesn't move

  • @junglejuice4037
    @junglejuice4037 Pƙed rokem +1

    Just purchase all three seats then when the seat belt sign is off armrests up and hay presto you got yourself a sky bed.

  • @Victoria-pt4io
    @Victoria-pt4io Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +4

    People in the comments are overreacting. It’s a good tactic and if the flight is fully booked and you have someone in the middle just be polite and ask if they’d prefer the aisle or window seat and in the odd scenario where they want to stay in the middle, which is highly unlikely, then you get to enjoy some alone time on the plane.

  • @Grocbeast
    @Grocbeast Pƙed rokem +12

    Or you could just book them next to eachother and hope for an open seat in the middle
 then you’re already next to eachother if there is someone

  • @leerigby6058
    @leerigby6058 Pƙed rokem +2

    All airlines overbook flights.

  • @cptrofl1343
    @cptrofl1343 Pƙed rokem +2

    The 300kg American Dude on his transatlantic flight be like: And the Row 
 eeehm the Middle seat I take (đŸ‘ïžđŸ‘ƒđŸœđŸ‘ïž)👍

  • @rexmundi000
    @rexmundi000 Pƙed rokem +24

    Jokes on you, if I am in a middle seat between two people I wont trade. Just to get real weird with it.

    • @idk-zi3gw
      @idk-zi3gw Pƙed rokem +4

      I mean they will just talk and ignore you most likely

  • @janc1978
    @janc1978 Pƙed rokem +3

    Just buy your own plane

  • @sarcastic303
    @sarcastic303 Pƙed rokem +1

    If you don't want strangers then book 2 tickets for yourself đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł