✈️ Travel Jun 17, 2026 · Brian Cohen

Seat Swap Requests and Paid Seat Assignments: What Would You Do?

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Seat Swap Requests and Paid Seat Assignments: What Would You Do?
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While I was seated in the economy class cabin aboard an airplane during the boarding process for a flight, a passenger attempted to trade his middle seat with a woman who was sitting in an aisle seat because of frequent lavatory use as the reason. That had me thinking about seat swap requests and paid seat assignments: what would you do if someone asked to change his or her middle seat with you if you were seated in the aisle — or even by the window — if you paid for your seat assignment?
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