Businessman refuses to give up window seat for entitled couple and their screaming baby for a 14 hour international flight: '[I] paid $125ish for a window seat!'

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  • A mother holds her child on her lap in the middle seat of an airplane.
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  • "It unfortunately finally happened to me…"

    Paid $125ish for a window seat on a 14 hour international flight. I knew I'd be coming into this leg sleep deprived so didn't want to be woken up to let people up repeatedly.
  • Got to my seat, mom and about 1 year old infant sitting in the middle seat, aisle seat is open. Dad stands up from across the aisle when I got to the row and
  • asks me to switch with him. Into the middle section of seats on the aisle. I told him I unfortunately paid for a window seat and he aggressively said "it's basically the same thing"
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  • and they kept repeating "well you're going to have to sit by a baby then." I told them that was fine with me but they spent the next 5 minutes disappointedly
  • discussing how they were going to handle the logistics of passing the baby back and forth across the aisle. Mom moved to the aisle seat so they are now 2 feet from
  • each other directly across the aisle. And a couple of people around me seemed to give me shocked looks that I wouldn't - switch but it could just be me being sensitive.
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  • I feel like an a but I am rolling into a weeklong, packed business trip with no rest. Off of traveling for work for 4 of the last 6 weeks.
  • I paid more than I normally would to ensure I got a window so I could sleep. The 2 seats next to me were taken when I selected my seat so I'm not sure if they
  • just chose not to pay for the window seat in hopes they could convince someone to switch or if they got moved. But it's so unfair
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  • that airline procedures lead to paying customers being asked to give up their paid for accommodations or face shame and (admittedly minor) conflict. Just venting I guess.
  • A smiling mother holds her baby in her arms while on an airplane.

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