Guy expects plane passenger with a window seat to move so his guitar can sit next to him: ‘I paid extra for that seat’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Nov 7, 2025 12:00 AM EST

Legend has it that with every entitled airplane passenger story, five radical "I paid for this seat!" passengers are born. At the end of the day, if you paid extra for something like an airplane seat, there's no reason you should give it up unless the specific situation is dire. Should you move your seat if a medical event occurs? Probably. Do you give up your seat for an inanimate object? Absolutely not.

There seems to be something in the air at altitudes so high above sea level. That airplane air tends to get to a lot of passengers' heads, which, by proxy, affects other passengers who still have their heads on straight.

In the story below, you'll read about an entitled airplane passenger who expects another passenger to move from their window seat because he would prefer that his guitar sit next to him instead of in the overhead bin. Obviously, the other passenger politely declines, because why would they waste their money on an inanimate object that can comfortably "sit" in the overhead bins for the duration of the flight? Scroll below to read the full story and see how entitled the passenger becomes even after landing.

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    airplane overhead bin signs that says turn your bag on side
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    "AITJ for refusing to switch plane seats with a guy who wanted to sit with his guitar"

    Flying back to Baltimore yesterday from a work trip in Nashville. I'm in 12A. Window seat.
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    I specifically picked it and paid the extra $40 because I wanted to sleep on this flight and window seats are the only way I can actually rest my head and not get bumped the whole time.
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    This guy boards late with a guitar in a hard case. Takes up like half the overhead bin space.
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    He's sitting in 18C, middle seat way in the back. He comes up to me before we even take off.
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    Very friendly, asks if I'd be willing to switch seats with him so his guitar would be closer to where he's sitting.
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    Says he's nervous about having it so far away. I say no, sorry, I paid for this specific seat.
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    He looks surprised. Tries again. Says it would really mean a lot to him, the guitar is worth like $3000, he just bought it in Nashville and wants to keep an eye on it.
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    black classic guitar inside black and gray guitar case
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    I tell him I understand but I'm not switching. I'm exhausted, I need to sleep, I specifically chose this seat for that reason.
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    He gets kind of huffy. Says something about how "it's just a seat" and walks back.
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    Whatever. I put my headphones on and close my eyes. Twenty minutes later a flight attendant comes over.
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    Very polite, asks if I'd consider switching seats to help accommodate another passenger. I say no thank you, I'd like to keep my seat.
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    She says she understands and walks away. Professional about it, no pressure. But then I hear the guy complaining to people around him.
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    Loud enough that I can hear it even with headphones. About how "some people have no consideration" and "it's just common courtesy." We land.
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    I'm getting my bag down and he makes this big show of checking his guitar, running his hands over the case, saying to the person next to him "thank god it's okay, you never know with people who don't care about other people's property." My coworker who I'm traveling with says I should've just switched.
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    That it wasn't a big deal and the guy clearly cared about his guitar. Says I was being stubborn over nothing.
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    But I paid extra for that seat specifically because I needed to sleep. And his guitar was fine in the overhead bin, that's literally what they're designed for.
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    AITJ?
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