A man has been lauded for his refusal to swap plane seats with an 'entitled' boyfriend who wanted to sit next to his girlfriend during a flight without paying extra.

The 29 year old was returning from a business trip and had pre-booked an aisle seat, seeking additional legroom due to his height. His tranquil journey was disrupted when another passenger noticed him sitting alone and approached him with a 'favour'.

He recounted on Reddit: "I was flying home from a work trip and had booked an aisle seat because I'm tall and need legroom. As soon as I sit down, a guy comes over and says, 'Hey bro, can we switch? My girlfriend's by the window and I'm in the middle back there.'".

"I glance at his seat, literally the second-worst spot on the plane. I say, 'Sorry, I booked this one specifically'. He gets annoyed and says, 'Dude, I'm just trying to sit next to my girl.'", reports the Express.

While he sympathised with the man's wish to swap seats, he calmly explained that he wasn't prepared to sacrifice his comfort.

He continued: "He said, 'You're sitting alone, man. What do you need the aisle for?' I replied, 'Because I paid for it. That's how seats work.'".

"He labelled me an 'inconsiderate loner,' which was amusing, given he tried to guilt-trip me into accepting a less desirable seat. The flight attendant eventually had to instruct him to take his seat or face removal."

In a final social media post expressing his disdain, he added: "Couples don't get priority over people who planned ahead. Sorry not sorry."

While many users praised the individual for standing their ground, others shared their own experiences with 'entitled' passengers on flights.

One user recounted: "This happened on a 12h flight from Korea to Toronto and when the person said no the girlfriend started bawling and eventually someone else nearby traded with her.

"I was so mad they gave into her crocodile tears because now she's going to do it every damn flight.

"This poor tiny Asian woman was stuck in a middle seat for 12 hours instead of her aisle seat because a pretty young white woman can cry on command."

Another chimed in: "In the airplane seat war card game, inconsiderate loners beat inconsiderate losers every time. Especially the ones too cheap to buy an aisle seat."

A third person shared a similar encounter: "This exact thing happened to me! What preceded it was the girl jumping into the window seat in my aisle and laughing cutely at him that she got the good seat first.

"Then she asked if I could trade with him (in the middle seat in another row) so they could sit together."

Reflecting on the fairness of the situation, they added: "I thought, if they really wanted to sit together, she could have given up her window seat to someone for a fair trade."

Expressing their decision, they stated: "I said no. She replied, 'It doesn't hurt to ask'. Sure it doesn't, but don't expect anyone to take a downgrade to give you an underserved upgrade."

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