Seat poacher

[Forg]

My favourite was when there was a real stuff up on J seat allocations which the crew resolved by plonking me in 1A from MEL to LHR. That was a quite a while back and I doubt it would happen today.

Not an allocation stuff-up, but a borked Y seat which wouldn’t stop reclining … can’t recall which US carrier it was, but this happened to Dad’s seat so they bumped Mum & Dad up to a pair of J seats.
Again, doubt it would happen today.
They were especially happy as some foozball team had done some thing or was about to do some thing, and both players & fans were being Very Noisy in Y … actually, seppo foozball players prolly wouldn’t travel Y these days either.

 

[astrosly]

Had an attempted poaching on my flight from Noumea to Sydney yesterday. I am in 1A and 1C is free, I board fairly early and put my bag on the seat of 1C to remove my book before putting the bag in the overhead. Whilst I was doing this a fellow indicated he was in 1A and asked me to move for him. I told him that was my seat - he looked at his boarding pass in his hand which clearly said 1D. He the went and sat there, but kept glancing at me for the next 20 mins or so.

I think he saw me start to get unpacked on the aisle seat and thought it was a chance to nab a window seat. He was watching the entertainment unit in 1D, if he had only known that 1A's entertainment unit was borked! I got a text indicating that which is why they left 1C free in case I wanted to sit there. On my outbound last week 1A was not working (don't know if same aircraft) and QF moved me to 1C without asking but as soon as I saw it at the gate I got them to move me back to 1A.

 

[DejaBrew]

Had an attempted poaching on my flight from Noumea to Sydney yesterday. I am in 1A and 1C is free, I board fairly early and put my bag on the seat of 1C to remove my book before putting the bag in the overhead. Whilst I was doing this a fellow indicated he was in 1A and asked me to move for him. I told him that was my seat - he looked at his boarding pass in his hand which clearly said 1D. He the went and sat there, but kept glancing at me for the next 20 mins or so.

Saw your post in another thread… was your seat poacher named “Waleed”?

 

[Brissy1]

Had an attempted poaching on my flight from Noumea to Sydney yesterday. I am in 1A and 1C is free, I board fairly early and put my bag on the seat of 1C to remove my book before putting the bag in the overhead. Whilst I was doing this a fellow indicated he was in 1A and asked me to move for him. I told him that was my seat - he looked at his boarding pass in his hand which clearly said 1D. He the went and sat there, but kept glancing at me for the next 20 mins or so.

I think he saw me start to get unpacked on the aisle seat and thought it was a chance to nab a window seat. He was watching the entertainment unit in 1D, if he had only known that 1A's entertainment unit was borked! I got a text indicating that which is why they left 1C free in case I wanted to sit there. On my outbound last week 1A was not working (don't know if same aircraft) and QF moved me to 1C without asking but as soon as I saw it at the gate I got them to move me back to 1A.

OT but have you tried Aircalin J? Wonderful.
vrs a QF B737 configured (edit: catering)for domestic!

 

[JohnK]

Boarded VA flight last week OOL-SYD to find a lady sitting in my row 4 aisle seat. As I approached and stopped she was about to get up thinking I had middle seat but I said to her that she was in wrong seat and she was surprised but I said it's OK and sat in opposite aisle. Both had vacant middle so I did not care.

As it turns out she was friends with lady in window seat so I think she intentionally sat in wrong seat.

 

[MARTINE]

My daughter got back this weekend flying J SQ after month in Europe with her partner. They had the seats they booked and paid for (centre side by side).
A DYKWIA-Famille boarded with two children under 10 (centre seats behind) and both parents either side of kids. Before pater puts a-se on his seat he shouts to the FA he and his wife should be together and my daughter/partner can move.
Aaaah NO - FA firmly said NOT IN BUSINESS YOU DONT.

No surprise pater was constantly roaming the cabin to speak to mater even sitting on my daughters arm-rest to chat !!
Needless to say FA got involved again and told him to p-ss off (in that polite way) back to his seat. She should have told him to fasten the seatbelt around his mouth
And the kids - apparantly parents ignored them most of the trip…

 

[drron]

My daughter got back this weekend flying J SQ after month in Europe with her partner. They had the seats they booked and paid for (centre side by side).
A DYKWIA-Famille boarded with two children under 10 (centre seats behind) and both parents either side of kids. Before pater puts a-se on his seat he shouts to the FA he and his wife should be together and my daughter/partner can move.
Aaaah NO - FA firmly said NOT IN BUSINESS YOU DONT.

No surprise pater was constantly roaming the cabin to speak to mater even sitting on my daughters arm-rest to chat !!
Needless to say FA got involved again and told him to p-ss off (in that polite way) back to his seat. She should have told him to fasten the seatbelt around his mouth
And the kids - apparantly parents ignored them most of the trip…

Those sort of parents usually ignore their children IMHO. And he did ask for his wife and he to sit together,

 

[CaptJCool]

Those sort of parents usually ignore their children IMHO. And he did ask for his wife and he to sit together,

There was a solution

Switcheroo
Parents sit together in the centre seats
Kids
Each “sold” separately

 

[Justinf]

Those sort of parents usually ignore their children IMHO. And he did ask for his wife and he to sit together,

Surprised there wasn’t a nanny to look after them in Y.

 

[clifford]

A couple of weeks ago I was flying SQ PY on the A350 from IST to SIN and had a window bulkhead seat (at additional cost). On take off I had a seatmate (2-3-2) and thought nothing of it.

Then, when the seatbelt sign went off, he moved to the aisle seat in the centre, so I gathered that was his ticketed seat. In any case, it left me with a free seat next to me, which no doubt helped me sleep. As it turned out, on chatting with him, he turnrd out to be a decent guy, and I imagine it was just a mistake.

 

[Blinky]

I’ve inadvertently poached seats a couple of times, but happily moved when asked.

Once though I was asked to move from my window seat on a longish flight to a middle seat to allow a family to sit together. I refused, much to the annoyance of the FA. I then had a nap without a hint of guilt. Probably a bit nasty of me.

 

[Justinf]

I’ve inadvertently poached seats a couple of times, but happily moved when asked.

Once though I was asked to move from my window seat on a longish flight to a middle seat to allow a family to sit together. I refused, much to the annoyance of the FA. I then had a nap without a hint of guilt. Probably a bit nasty of me.

Not at all. good on you.

 

[Pushka]

I’ve inadvertently poached seats a couple of times, but happily moved when asked.

Once though I was asked to move from my window seat on a longish flight to a middle seat to allow a family to sit together. I refused, much to the annoyance of the FA. I then had a nap without a hint of guilt. Probably a bit nasty of me.

Not nasty at all.

 

[JohnK]

Once though I was asked to move from my window seat on a longish flight to a middle seat to allow a family to sit together. I refused, much to the annoyance of the FA. I then had a nap without a hint of guilt. Probably a bit nasty of me.

I'm sure I would struggle in a middle seat. In fact I know I would struggle in a middle seat and it'd be uncomfortable for anyone either side of me so I would not willingly move to a middle seat unless I got adequate compensation such as free flight.

 

[CaptJCool]

I swapped on Saturday on my initiative for a “separated”couple

1A to 1F

Cause there was

But seriously
I thought planes were taking off over the city as they had while on the drive to the airport and I’d get some good photos but not to be

 

[Brissy1]

VA bne-syd this afternoon.

Amazing that some people would rather that you think they don't know the order of the alphabet ("E" on 3+3 is not the window seat?) than simply move!

But was a lovely little flight even in Y...
Pilot found a thin smooth layer between overcast above and below at sunset.
ATC gave us 16L instead of R (saved 5min), slotting in ahead of others I could see on longer final. ATCs, lovely people.

 

[AIRwin]

ATC gave us 16L instead of R (saved 5min), slotting in ahead of others I could see on longer final. ATCs, lovely people.

TKWYA?

 

[jb747]

I swapped on Saturday on my initiative for a “separated”couple

I separated a couple once. I left him in Melbourne whilst taking her to Coolangatta. \

 

[Daver6]

I separated a couple once. I left him in Melbourne whilst taking her to Coolangatta. \

If folks didn't know you were previously a QF captain, they could construe this to mean something entirely different

 

[jb747]

If folks didn't know you were previously a QF captain, they could construe this to mean something entirely different

Going on what I heard from the cabin crew, one of the passengers may have finished that task. Boyfriend made a goose of himself before departure. She was embarrassed by his behaviour, and not at all upset about him being left behind.