People Debate Switching Seats so Families Can Sit Together on Airplanes

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Jul 23, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

Nobody likes being on a long flight. Even if you're in the window or the aisle, it's not how most of us would like to spend our day. However, there are ways to improve your flying experience. If you're rich, that's buying first-class tickets. If you're not, it's checking in early and praying for the best. One of the best things about checking in early is that you can choose exactly where you sit. If you're flying alone, you don't get to pick exactly who you sit next to, which can be a real bummer. There's a flying situation that's undeniably worse than that, which is splitting up your young children away from you on a flight. Kids are unpredictable on planes, and nobody wants their kid to be sitting alone next to a total stranger. One woman went viral for proudly declaring she would not switch seats on a plane to allow a family to sit together, and people aren't reacting how she thought they would.