A recent Reddit post highlights the ongoing issue of 'seat squatters' on flights. The post details an encounter with a couple who initially claimed the wrong seats, causing discomfort and conflict for the original passengers.
The 'seat squatter' trend may have dominated travel experiences in 2024 — but it doesn't seem to be going away any time soon in this New Year of 2025. Travelers continue to reveal their 'seat-squatting' encounters on social media as commenters chime in and debate the hot issue. An experience shared on Reddit in the 'r/delta' forum with the caption, 'Seat squatter caught and rude entire flight,' has continued to spark discussion.
The term 'seat squatters' has been used to refer to those who rob the seats that were selected and paid for by other travelers. Discussing a flight from Cancún, Mexico, to Los Angeles, California, the traveler posted, 'I couldn’t even believe my eyes after seeing all the seat squatter posts.' The person added, 'We’re finally boarding and this couple about our age (late 20s/early 30s) is in our row, which can’t be right because we’re the middle and aisle . I tell them they’re in my seat … and they oddly start fumbling around and mentioning they have a dog with them.' The user said she responded that she was allergic to dogs — and that she paid for the seats. He placed his arm over the armrest, applying pressure to her arm, she said. 'They both start fumbling around more and female, who was originally in the window seat I presume they did actually book, and male who was sitting in my seat, both get out of the row so the female and dog can go to the window seat behind us,' she added. The man, for his part, then moved to the window seat in her row, she said. He placed his arm over the armrest, applying pressure to her arm — which prompted her to switch seats with her fiancé in the row, she said. 'Once we finally get off the plane … my fiancé tells me this guy silently fought with him over the armrest the same way he did with me for the entire flight,' she wrote in her post
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