The incident described above raises an interesting debate about the etiquette of changing seats on flights.
When a passenger refused his request to switch seats with him on the plane so he could sit with his wife on her birthday, the man became enraged.
On the Virgin trip, Jay Kloss and his wife Zoe sat separately in the business class cabin.
Jay, from Melbourne, shared his awkward experience on TikTok, saying he asked a man to switch seats with him so he could sit next to his wife Zoe.
@jaykloss_ AM I IN THE WRONG?! #wow #seatselection #fyp ♬ original sound – JK
But the man rudely refused. Jay asked his social media followers if he was wrong to ask the man to switch places with him after posting about his experience there.
“Hello, could you please move so my missus and I can sit together? It’s her birthday,” he said. “And he doesn’t say anything, he just looks at me.
“I asked if you could come over here. No, I won’t, but I’ll sit here (in Zoe’s window seat),” he said.
According to Kloss, his wife Zoe is not “She’s a great aviator, but she feels really bad, so she always chooses the window seat.
“He’ll either get the same position either way, just on the opposite side of the aisle. But he won’t take it and say, ‘No, I’ll just move over here (Zoe’s window seat),” Jay breathed. his anger towards his TikTok followers regarding the circumstance.
That’s why they make us sit on both sides of the aisle for no apparent reason. It’s the same seat though, so I’m like, “Dude, really? Are you sure you and I can’t switch seats? He’s just not answering me.”
After initially rejecting Jay, his wife then applied again.
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Excuse me, but can we switch seats? Is there a problem? Zoe asks. Jay said: “I’d rather sit with my partner because it’s my birthday.
He then replies, “Oh, no problem, I’ll just move.” What the heck? Am I doing something wrong?
“Can someone please clarify what the hell is going on in this situation? Even though it’s on the opposite side of the aisle, it’s the same seat.” At some point, he claimed, the person sitting in the window seat next to Jay offered to help and moved Zoe’s seat so she could be next to Jay. Kloss expressed gratitude to the man for the kindness but said the other unruly passenger made him so angry that he wanted to slap him.
Several people reacted to Jay’s now-viral video, and not all of them were sympathetic.
“I’m tired of people asking to transfer bro. First a suitable seat,” said one.
“Did you pick the wrong seats or am I missing something? He’s not required to move,” added another. “It was the ‘same place’ for you, but not for him. I always book and pay for exactly the place I want. In the last chapter,” A third person made a remark.
Someone commented, “Maybe he chose that place for a legitimate personal reason that he doesn’t need to tell you!”
Someone chimed in: “You’re wrong, you should book seats together.”
“Ultimately, you shouldn’t expect someone to move for you. They always check availability before booking,” another person said.
It is true that Jay and his wife could have reserved their seats in advance and ensured that they would sit next to each other. Some people argue that it is unfair to expect other passengers to accommodate your requests, especially if they have paid extra for a particular seat. In addition, there may be a valid reason.