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tdaver · « **Reply #6725 on:** October 13, 2015, 04:03:33 PM »

I had a first class seat on a flight last night. The lady in the seat next to mine asked if I would trade with her husband so they could sit together. The husband was two rows up, also a window seat. Trade first class window for first class window? No problem, I took his seat. A minute later, one of the flight attendants asked if I traded seats. I explained the situation and pointed out my original seat. The attendant then goes to the couple and boots them back to coach. I couldn't hear the entire conversation but it sounded like a no trading policy in first class. Is that really a thing or was something else going on?

'taterblast · « **Reply #6726 on:** October 13, 2015, 04:05:11 PM »

i've never heard of that. i did the exact same thing one time, didn't seem like like a big deal.

puniraptor · « **Reply #6727 on:** October 13, 2015, 04:11:58 PM »

they must not have had first class tickets. no way they would hassle someone who paid that first class money like that

plus, if there was some kind of no trading policy they were enforcing, they would have talked to you too

mocat · « **Reply #6728 on:** October 13, 2015, 04:51:08 PM »

0% chance the other couple had first class ticket

puniraptor · « **Reply #6729 on:** October 13, 2015, 05:35:27 PM »

Quote from: mocat on October 13, 2015, 04:51:08 PM

0% chance the other couple had first class ticket

exactly. they mooched into 2 vacant first class seats, then schmoozed tDave right out of his

tdaver · « **Reply #6730 on:** October 14, 2015, 10:52:55 AM »

You guys are probably right, but the only way they could have boarded before me without a first class ticket is with diamond status. If they've flown enough to earn diamond, they should have known they couldn't get away with that.

steve dave · « **Reply #6731 on:** October 14, 2015, 10:56:13 AM »

Quote from: tdaver on October 14, 2015, 10:52:55 AM

You guys are probably right, but the only way they could have boarded before me without a first class ticket is with diamond status. If they've flown enough to earn diamond, they should have known they couldn't get away with that.

could have been on the connecting flight in. when everyone exited they just jumped into some empty first class seats they saw as available on the seat map.

Skipper44 · « **Reply #6732 on:** October 14, 2015, 10:59:20 AM »

Quote from: tdaver on October 14, 2015, 10:52:55 AM

You guys are probably right, but the only way they could have boarded before me without a first class ticket is with diamond status. If they've flown enough to earn diamond, they should have known they couldn't get away with that.

did anyone else come and sit in those two seats?

mocat · « **Reply #6733 on:** October 14, 2015, 11:11:26 AM »

Quote from: tdaver on October 14, 2015, 10:52:55 AM

You guys are probably right, but the only way they could have boarded before me without a first class ticket is with diamond status. If they've flown enough to earn diamond, they should have known they couldn't get away with that.

I thought you said they were elderly. Elderly people sometimes get to board first. "passengers needing extra time" or whatever

tdaver · « **Reply #6734 on:** October 14, 2015, 11:52:56 AM »

Maybe so, SD

yes eventually those seats were filled, but unless they were upgraded after the incident one of those guys would have had the seat I was now in. No issue was made of that.

Not elderly or physically impaired in any way that I noticed

steve dave · « **Reply #6735 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:38:10 PM »

I love these types of travel mysteries guys.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #6736 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:47:11 PM »

I sat next to a guy coming back from some music festival last weekend and he was a level 5 and (imo) on some pills too. He told me about how much drugs he did over the weekend and the girl he made out with on his layover at love field and showed me all these pictures he took of girls boobies and kept offering me pringles (original). He ordered a g&t and when the air waitress came back she wouldn't give him the g even tho she already ran his card. Well obviously that frustrated him so then I had to listen to 20 minutes of what he was going to tell "that $!#*" on the way off the plane.

He didn't say anything when he got off the plane.

Also a ku grad

steve dave · « **Reply #6737 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:48:05 PM »

man, that sounds like about the worst thing ever

star seed 7 · « **Reply #6738 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:50:11 PM »

It was entertaining until he was denied alcohol. He also offered to buy me a drink but I declined

star seed 7 · « **Reply #6739 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:52:08 PM »

Oh and after he got denied he asked me to secretly order him a g&t and pay with his card and I had to tell him that I don't think she'd fall for that

michigancat · « **Reply #6740 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:53:38 PM »

you were on southwest, you should have chosen a different person to sit next to

star seed 7 · « **Reply #6741 on:** October 14, 2015, 01:00:25 PM »

I know it sounds like I'm complaining, but I'm not. It's the only time I've ever been ok with a rando talking to me on a plane

mhkpasa · « **Reply #6742 on:** October 14, 2015, 04:49:27 PM »

https://twitter.com/FlyMHK/status/654402094858833920

Someone has some proficiency in 2003 WordArt gradient

Kat Kid · « **Reply #6743 on:** October 14, 2015, 07:47:04 PM »

Looks like the early bird gets its worm

in the little apple.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #6744 on:** October 14, 2015, 09:01:28 PM »

my god we (mhk) are adorable

star seed 7 · « **Reply #6745 on:** October 14, 2015, 09:13:21 PM »

I bet that knocks off at least 2 minutes of wait time

steve dave · « **Reply #6746 on:** October 15, 2015, 02:28:56 PM »

puniraptor · « **Reply #6747 on:** October 15, 2015, 02:30:19 PM »

good god

what happened next?

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #6748 on:** October 15, 2015, 02:35:57 PM »

Holy crap that plane's phlange just flew off!

Gooch · « **Reply #6749 on:** October 15, 2015, 04:30:20 PM »

The only way to fly on SW is get a window seat with a buffer seat (Mrs. Gooch) in the middle to keep people away from me.