I actually prefer to not sit by my boyfriend so he doesn’t keep bugging me while I’m trying to read lol. Then we get off the plane and maybe have some gossip about weird seat neighbors.
My husband and I are flying Basic Economy (so no pre-chosen seats) on a flight on another airline later this year. I mentioned to him that chances are we won't be sitting together. His response was that it's a 2 hour flight, he's an adult, and more than likely he's going to sleep through the flight so it's not a big deal.
I don’t sit by my husband either.
Because i’m not sitting in a middle seat just to sit by him. So we get aisle seats across from each other or i sit in front of him. But if we have to sit farther apart that’s fine too. You’re right that it’s more peaceful too!
We do the aisle seat across from each other when possible too. People often assume I am traveling alone and ask me to switch to accommodate them sitting next to their spouse. I love that I can say, Nope, sorry, I am sitting next to my husband! and gesture to him across the aisle.
My husband gets butthurt that I don’t want to sit next to him on flights…but an aisle seat for me is non-negotiable, and he’s a man-spreader AND not good at providing a shoulder to sleep on. No. Thank. You.
If they are going to Hawaii, they are likely about to spend a whole bunch of time together! Unless there’s a medical reason to be together, pull up your adult pants and sit down!
I like to sit next to my wife because I’m not a big fan of flying(I love the ease of it vs driving somewhere though so I do it), but if I couldn’t then I guess it is what it is. 🤷🏻♂️
If it was that important, we would fly on an airline where you can pick seats.
If you and your spouse are both completely healthy and have no physical and mental disabilities or any anxiety when flying on a plane I see absolutely no reason why you cannot be apart from a few hours.
Same it makes no sense to me at all. One time I was flying back from California to Minneapolis with my boyfriend at the time, full flight we couldn’t get seats together, which was fine by me. I needed some space from the dude and yet him being the jackass he is, he starts asking people if they’ll move so he can sit next to me. I was mortified.
I’m a nervous flyer and sometimes during takeoff, landing or turbulence I get spooked and grab my husbands hand or arm. Can’t really do that to a stranger
I mean, I prefer to sit next to my husband but honestly, once we’re in the air he falls asleep immediately and I normally watch a movie or read my book. Very little communication which is just how we are while flying.
Agreed it's really childish. My husband has a condition that causes his ears to hurt very bad on a plane. He has to do an entire routine and NOT take his ear plugs out until we've landed. The only way I can communicate is by texting anyway so I don't care who is sitting next to me.
My husband and I were late to our flight for our honeymoon so we couldn’t sit together. It wasn’t a big deal. I figured it was the last time id ever get to be alone! (Kidding)
On a recent United flight from London to Houston, the plane was not even 50% full, and my husband badly wanted to move up to an empty bulkhead seat for the leg room, but felt conflicted because I wanted to keep my window seat in what would then be an empty row so I could lean against the window and stretch my legs across the row of seats. We’d been attached at the hip for 12 days in Europe - I couldn’t wait to have 9 hours by myself. That kind of set the precedent that we don’t have to sit together on every flight 😁
The same way grown adults don't realize that they are not in control of the situation and have no authority. If you feel you have been wronged, either get off the flight or take the flight and contact the proper channels afterward. This was counterproductive. No flight. Got escorted off, possibly banned. And any complaint will be looked at half-heartedly because your credibility is blown.
I don’t understand it either. It makes no sense.
Hubby and I were seated diagonally from each other on a flight home from our honeymoon (both aisle seats, I was a few rows ahead of him). Window seat in my row offered to switch with him. We were perfectly fine sitting apart for the flight, though.
I always wonder if it’s because 1) one of them is putting too much stock into this vacation going absolutely perfect without hitches and thereby “fixing” their marriage problems; or 2) they’re controlling or abusive
When my SO and I book a hotel and we get one king bed, with a few exceptions, we both do the same ”oh man, I gotta share a bed!?” Act. We loooove getting two queens! So much room to spread out!
The second my husband and I sit down our headphones are in!! Our thoughts are we have all vacation together once we get off the plane!! We’ve had to sit apart before!! No biggie!!
Terrified of flying is one reason. They could have asked nicely and explained if that was the case.
I doubt that was the case. This was just the classic douchebag acting out.
Literally. I prefer to sit with my SO but it’s just like anything else I do by myself as a grown adult it’s not like he’s gonna be somewhere else when we land lmao
I still get flight anxiety so I want my husband next to me. I also want a window seat. But we also pay for Early Bird and I don’t care if we have to go to the back to get the seating I want.
My husband and I both get some flight anxiety so we do prefer to sit next to each other. However, I usually just pay for early check in, or make sure I'm online right at check in time and it's never been an issue.
My husband and I often sit apart on Southwest. When people learn we're not sitting together, they often ask why! We're literally landing in the same place in a few hours, jeez
For real. Recently on a flight MSY - SFO and a large guy was in a middle seat behind his wife. An older lady asked if he wanted an aisle seat one row back so she could sit next to her husband who was in the aisle seat next to him. He said no he needed to be near his wife. Dude it’s like 3hours and what are you going to do pet your wife’s head from behind her? Not that he was required to move but geez sounds like a little space wouldn’t hurt.
Wife and I flew cheap to Europe from Canada and sitting apart was miserable. I was center isle and she was next to a 10yr old who couldn’t sit still.
The flight back we were side by side and both actually got some rest.
Granted the flight to Europe is like 10+ hours.
I agree that these 2 are complete assholes.
But..
I’ve flown once with my wife, who has severe social anxiety. Like literally panicking at letting go of my hand at tsa. So there are reasons..
But..
It’s also our responsibility to make sure we arrange to sit together. Not check in last minute, and hope.
We got there extra early, dealt with tsa, and talked to a gate agent to make damn sure we stayed together.
It was southwest, and they were great. But it takes planning.
Not wrong but as far as I can tell there are no flights to Hawaii that involve a “no plane change” situation when flying through one of the direct airports
My parents bought SW tickets for us for years (having three kids while traveling makes everything crazy expensive!)
After one or two trips with SW as an adult paying my own way, hard nope. I don't need some sort of Hunger Games nonsense and trying to not get trampled by angry people who have giant non-checked suitcases in their group of twenty.
I had this happen in Oakland bc our connection was late so we were last ones on and got seated 15 rows apart. We each ordered a cocktail, put on our headphones, and took a nap for the next 6 hours. It's not the end of the world.
Watched 2 dads at Cancun airport get in a fist fight waiting to board the plane back to Houston. One guy said the other guy was cutting the line and belonged further back. Security came and both were taken away leaving their families to fend for themselves. I often wonder if those guys were divorced after that display of manly man BS.
My husband is a big guy who takes up a lot of space so sitting together isn't all that comfortable. And if you're on vacation together chances are you'll want the space. Plus I'm an grown up
and don't need my husband to hold my hand for a few hours.
I am just really tired of everyone making every bad thing a “boomer” issue.So often people post about people behaving badly and they call it a boomers thing. My experience is that all generations have people who behave badly. The new video generation being particularly bad because they never learned social cues.
JFC. I’m a boomer but I’ve been flying since I was 1 year old. If there’s no seats together, there’s no seats. 💺 just sit in what’s available and eat your snacks you bought on the concourse. Read a book.
Going to Hawaii one time, husband was seated next to me, but we didn't speak most of the flight because he was engrossed in his games and movies and I was seated next to a woman who was very interesting and we talked the entire flight! Another time (this was on the way home from Hawaii), because of circumstances, he was about 6 or so rows ahead of me. Since it was a red eye, we both slept most of it anyway. Guess what? Still married even though we can't always sit together... because we're grown ass people who don't have to be connected at the hip to survive a flight.
The last time I flew southwest was with my family. My kids wanted to sit together so my husband sat with them and I had no choice but to be alone with my book and my thoughts and my peace and quiet. Such an awful time!
I agree I probably shouldn't have thrown that last bit in, but this dude was closer to 70 than 50. A-holes exist in every age group, but the 60+ group seems to be providing plenty of Internet content at this point in time.
My husband and I (before we were married) once booked separate tickets to the UK. We found out the day before that his flight left 45 minutes before mine lmao. So we both flew separately out there. Shit happens. People are brats.
Since becoming a family of four, we don’t fly together ever. One parent is with one child and one parent is with the other child. Unless we find a plane with a middle section of four seats, and bought tickets early enough to get all four of them together, we’re not sitting together.
I could see if it was a child. I have been c boarding with my kid and they have let me do family boarding even though he was over 6. But he is now 12 and fine. With an adult, c'mon. Not the end of the world. You are obviously gonna spend the whole vacation together. It's just a few hours.
I love my wife and most of the time the feeling is reciprocated (or so I’m told!). That being said, if we can’t sit together for 2-4 hours we probably should seek help! If you cannot be separated for that long, one of y’all is in for a surprise when death pops up. Are you going to be buried at the same time?
As a Boomer I wish people would stop with that phrase. Neither my husband or I would have pitched a fit. However- I only fly Delta comfort plus to Honolulu 😁
I'm so sorry that caused a delay but I'm also jealous that I missed that entertainment.
Also, why complain over something that was totally in your control? I hate people 😭
I love my spouse, but I wouldn't pay $50 to sit next to him on a flight. We take pot luck, and 75% of the time we are seated next to each other anyway.
I watch videos of people losing it so I can understand when I’m losing it. Hopefully I can make it through this life with out being a meme for a bad reason.
I mean, 3 days ago….. American Airlines flight had to make emergency landing after man exposed himself and urinated in aisle, authorities say
Lets not act like there aren’t equal amounts of idiots everywhere
I hope when this happens, they are added to a domestic no-fly list. It would be great if in the future, their only way from LAX to Hawaii would be by boat.
My best friend is absolutely terrified of flying, she needs to sit in between 2 people she know to fly comfortably, and yet, if this isn’t possible, somehow she’s able to function and work through it, and fly without incident. Why people can’t do this, over a preference, I’ll never understand
Your statement contradicts itself. If she “needs” to sit between two people she knows, then she wouldn’t “somehow” function when she can’t. So she may have a preference but it’s not a need.
I fly SW every week into BNA so i get the seat thing Nothing like good drama on a flight Like I always say. u can’t save people from themselves But. Really no reason to lump all us boomers in the same lot.
I see it happening every week and certainly not age dependent
My friend and I always cruise coach during the flight and make notes of seat numbers. Who was cute or hot, weirdos etc and then compare notes when we arrive. If someone is really attractive we like to get the flight attendants involved for their opinions etc. sometimes asking them to drop a note to the passenger in question to see if there’s any interest. It’s a fun game to pass the time
The minute we sit down we both put on noise cancelling headphones. We could be sitting anywhere. That being said if I have to have my seat mate invade my space (and vice versa) I guess I’d rather it be my wife than a stranger
On our last flight partner and I were sat across the aisle from each other. Best flight. I got a aisle- I usually get the middle, got to chat to someone other than him. It was great.we could still share snacks across the aisle.
I recently was flying from lax to New Orleans. My husband I were one of the last to board and were seated a few aisles apart. A very kind younger man voluntarily offered to give up his aisle seat for a middle seat so we could sit together. Just that random act of kindness choked me up.
Lolol I don't condone, but I understand why an idiot would get upset over this non-issue, but you area next-level POS idiot if you make a big enough stink about it to be taken off by cops. Would love to know more about what he was doing/saying knowing zero seats on SWA are guaranteed. Maybe it was with another PAX that said no to giving up a seat?
I bought tickets for my family on a low capacity flight, and then one of the major college football teams for the state got into a playoff bowl in our hometown so tons of fans bought $$$$ seats, most with preferred boarding. Ended up with 4 C boardings for two tweens and two adults - we were scattered all over the plane in middle seats for a three hour flight. Gate agent actually fussed at me for not family boarding, but it happens.
The ultimate insult to the rest of the crowd is that you have to sit there while they find their luggage. Would serve the 'boomers' right if they didn't get to keep it.
I witnessed the same thing in Cairo a few years ago. Couple were the last to board, wife took empty seat and husband demanded to sit next to her. Flight attendant asked him to just sit anywhere so we could take off and they'd sort it out in the air. He refused and pilot was called. Dumb ass, actually thumped the pilot in the chest. We return to gate and both were removed by Egyptian authorities. I wonder how their night went
No argument about couples not needing to sit together. But I just flew and the entitled people on my flight were the parents of screaming kids who ignored them, not boomers.
My wife hates to sit next to me because she knows she will get the middle because she’s smaller than me. When we purchase seats she always sits in the row ahead of me. OK by me..
I'm sooo fucking tired of the boomers reference.
Assholes are assholes, young medium or old. (BTW I'm not a Boomer)
I know plenty of pricks same with mid age.
An Asshole is an Asshole, they didn't start with Boomers..
(Karen's maybe, my ex is named Karen, but I digress) 🤣🤣
Asdholes come in all ages, shapes, sizes, sexes, nationalities.
I hate to break it to you but this is hardly a boomer thing. I’ve seen couples of every age act like babies because, god forbid, they didn’t have seats together.
My hubby and I were just on 4 different flights. We only sat together on 2 of them. I think we both enjoyed the break. He had a new audience for his stories. I had peace and quiet.
My wife, daughter and her fiancé flew southwest to go to a wedding. Her fiancé made his own reservation and was in an earlier boarding group than the rest of us. He told us he would save us seats. When I walked down the isle, there he was, sitting in a middle seat picking his nose. No one was sitting anywhere near him!!!
First time I flew SW in a while I forgot about the open seating and boarded late, my 9 year old and I had to sit in different rows and he behaved better than those 2 adults.
I don’t know about the rest of you but…..I’ve been on a flight with daughter, SIL, granddaughter, father and boyfriend. I was sat far away from all of them (who I dearly love) in the last row and loved the peace. 😴
My husband and I don't usually sit together on planes especially on Southwest. He needs extra leg room, so he goes for the exit row, and I prefer no neighbors, so I head to the back. It doesn't always work, but often enough there's an empty seat next to me.
Do they really interact that much on the flight? My husband and I put in ear buds and each watch a movie. Sometimes sitting near him and sometimes not. You will end up at the same location!
The problem with this approach is if other people have connecting flights they miss it and some are international connections and they get stuck in the middle of nowhere city
Out of LAX Hawaiian, United, Delta and American have direct flights to every island. If you want a guaranteed seat take one of them or pay for Business Select. I am actually surprised people choose to fly Southwest out of LAX to Hawaii. I'll do it out of Vegas only to the Big Island because I want a direct flight. Oahu or Maui I'm direct on Hawaiian in the seat I want.
I have ASD and have to be in a window seat with someone I know beside me. I don't fly Southwest because I know it could be an issue with their open seating system, and my problems should not be forced on other people. I could pre-board, but I choose not to when I could just fly a different airline and pick my seats ahead of time. I hate seeing entitled people act like this because I would love to be able to just walk on a plane and sit next to someone I don't know, in whatever seat was available.
That is so childish. When you fly southwest, it's open boarding. You know that going in. My husband, daughter, and I have had to all sit apart but near each other before. It is what it is. When I fly any other airline, I always pay for our seats so we can sit how we would like to. If they wanted to sit together, they could have paid for earlybird or flown another airline.
Sure, but I'm just saying that what I see when I fly is that the people who put up the most fuss and try to stir up drama are almost always 50+. It's just my experience, but I fly pretty frequently, so.
My husband and I much prefer to sit together because we often use the opportunity to watch movies together. We purchase early bird religiously because of this. But I’m not gonna be a drama queen about it if something happens and we can’t. I can co-exist without him for a few hours. 😂
My boyfriend, who’s also another guy, is into PDA and I’m not because it might make certain things grow if you know what I mean. So I don’t like to sit by him. Idk why. Almost like a game to him.
So because the person (apparently) was older, all older people (boomers) deserve to get slammed? If the man had been POC would a comment like that have been allowed to be said without commenters slamming the OP?
Let’s check ALL our prejudices folks. It’s really unattractive.
This wasn't the one over at gate 18 something was it? We were flying out of LAX yesterday to head back east and the the gate we were sitting by had a flight to hawaii that was just a massive mess of a line. There was a huge group of kids heading out on that flight plus their parents and chaperones and families, there was military trying to jump line, the flight was slightly delayed because they needed a steward replacement, people kept blocking the walkway.
I’ve been with my wife for 30 years. We travel frequently, including this last weekend. We both prefer aisle seats, and we usually just sit across from each other. We may share a few comments or smiles back and forth, but usually are immersed in what we’re watching. Viola, when flight is over, we are together again.
I'm betting the couple were not "Boomers." Boomers have been around each other long enough to not mind being apart for six hours. It's whiny GenX and Millennial men who can't be away from "Mommy" for any amount of time. 😜
Gawd, enough with the Boomer slurs. The vast majority of people causing disturbances and being kicked off of flights are much younger than the ~65-75 year old crowd.
I sat next to my husband for a ten hour flight last week and we didn't even speak. Lol! Headphones in and we watched movies the entire time. Hell, I barely even spoke to my kids on the flight. It would bother me not at all to not sit near my spouse. I don't know why some people are SO adamant about it.
I offered to relinquish my seat to allowing a passenger to sit with her spouse. She declined stating she can talk to him at home. One of the best in-flight conversations I’ve had. She was engaging with lots of wisdom.
This is so crazy. I flew home today and there was a whole family with young children that were separated because of a cancelled flight. They simply organized themselves so the parents could keep their eyes on the kids and that was that. Another gentleman politely asked a man if he’d be open to swapping comparable seats so he could sit with his girls. It’s not that hard to be decent.
These occurrences make me sad... Adults acting like this. If you wanted A then pay extra and check in early. I've flown SW for over 20 years, and I've always had an A ticket -- it's not much more.
Excellent news!
Now crackdown on obese people scamming by not purchasing second seats
And “service animals” (pets).
Hose down perfume and cologne wearers.
I will never understand why two grown adults act like they can't sit apart for a few hours.
I actually prefer to not sit by my boyfriend so he doesn’t keep bugging me while I’m trying to read lol. Then we get off the plane and maybe have some gossip about weird seat neighbors.
My husband and I are flying Basic Economy (so no pre-chosen seats) on a flight on another airline later this year. I mentioned to him that chances are we won't be sitting together. His response was that it's a 2 hour flight, he's an adult, and more than likely he's going to sleep through the flight so it's not a big deal.
I don’t sit by my husband either. Because i’m not sitting in a middle seat just to sit by him. So we get aisle seats across from each other or i sit in front of him. But if we have to sit farther apart that’s fine too. You’re right that it’s more peaceful too!
We do the aisle seat across from each other when possible too. People often assume I am traveling alone and ask me to switch to accommodate them sitting next to their spouse. I love that I can say, Nope, sorry, I am sitting next to my husband! and gesture to him across the aisle.
This is the way. My wife and I do the same.
My husband and I don't sit next to each other...ever! We usually get isle seats and the same row.
My favorite way to travel.
My husband gets butthurt that I don’t want to sit next to him on flights…but an aisle seat for me is non-negotiable, and he’s a man-spreader AND not good at providing a shoulder to sleep on. No. Thank. You.
This is the way. Both of us get equal seats. No arguing about who has to take the middle.
It is SO WEIRD. It's nice to sit together, sure. But if not? Like, I'm going to watch a show and read my book, I'll see you on the other side.
If they are going to Hawaii, they are likely about to spend a whole bunch of time together! Unless there’s a medical reason to be together, pull up your adult pants and sit down!
I like to sit next to my wife because I’m not a big fan of flying(I love the ease of it vs driving somewhere though so I do it), but if I couldn’t then I guess it is what it is. 🤷🏻♂️ If it was that important, we would fly on an airline where you can pick seats.
If you and your spouse are both completely healthy and have no physical and mental disabilities or any anxiety when flying on a plane I see absolutely no reason why you cannot be apart from a few hours.
It’s really pathetic. Like have your own life for FIVE FUCKING HOURS.
I know. My wife hates me. She would consider this the vacation.
The worst is when ur at the gym and someone asks you to move treadmills so they can run next to their significant other. Some people are insane lol
Same it makes no sense to me at all. One time I was flying back from California to Minneapolis with my boyfriend at the time, full flight we couldn’t get seats together, which was fine by me. I needed some space from the dude and yet him being the jackass he is, he starts asking people if they’ll move so he can sit next to me. I was mortified.
I’m a nervous flyer and sometimes during takeoff, landing or turbulence I get spooked and grab my husbands hand or arm. Can’t really do that to a stranger
I mean, I prefer to sit next to my husband but honestly, once we’re in the air he falls asleep immediately and I normally watch a movie or read my book. Very little communication which is just how we are while flying.
Agreed it's really childish. My husband has a condition that causes his ears to hurt very bad on a plane. He has to do an entire routine and NOT take his ear plugs out until we've landed. The only way I can communicate is by texting anyway so I don't care who is sitting next to me.
yall are my people, everyone thinks i’m weird for thinking this is strange behavior
My husband and I were late to our flight for our honeymoon so we couldn’t sit together. It wasn’t a big deal. I figured it was the last time id ever get to be alone! (Kidding)
Some people have disabilities that make it a bad idea to sit apart or sit next to strangers.
I'd be HAPPY to sit separately from hubby!
On a recent United flight from London to Houston, the plane was not even 50% full, and my husband badly wanted to move up to an empty bulkhead seat for the leg room, but felt conflicted because I wanted to keep my window seat in what would then be an empty row so I could lean against the window and stretch my legs across the row of seats. We’d been attached at the hip for 12 days in Europe - I couldn’t wait to have 9 hours by myself. That kind of set the precedent that we don’t have to sit together on every flight 😁
The same way grown adults don't realize that they are not in control of the situation and have no authority. If you feel you have been wronged, either get off the flight or take the flight and contact the proper channels afterward. This was counterproductive. No flight. Got escorted off, possibly banned. And any complaint will be looked at half-heartedly because your credibility is blown.
I don’t understand it either. It makes no sense. Hubby and I were seated diagonally from each other on a flight home from our honeymoon (both aisle seats, I was a few rows ahead of him). Window seat in my row offered to switch with him. We were perfectly fine sitting apart for the flight, though.
How are they going to join the Mile High Club if they can't sit together?
I always wonder if it’s because 1) one of them is putting too much stock into this vacation going absolutely perfect without hitches and thereby “fixing” their marriage problems; or 2) they’re controlling or abusive
When my SO and I book a hotel and we get one king bed, with a few exceptions, we both do the same ”oh man, I gotta share a bed!?” Act. We loooove getting two queens! So much room to spread out!
Especially boomers, who seem to hate their spouses
The second my husband and I sit down our headphones are in!! Our thoughts are we have all vacation together once we get off the plane!! We’ve had to sit apart before!! No biggie!!
Honestly, I'd be grateful for it. My husband talks A LOT and having a break from that wouldn't suck
Terrified of flying is one reason. They could have asked nicely and explained if that was the case. I doubt that was the case. This was just the classic douchebag acting out.
Some of us like our spouses.
We will have plenty of time to do married things at the hotel. I don't need to also argue on a goddamned plane.
Exactly. And if they desperately needed to sit together they should have paid for early bird check-in or flown an airline that reserves seats.
Alcohol
This!
And, if there is a reason you cannot… BUY ZONE A!!
I prefer to sit apart!!! Lol
Literally. I prefer to sit with my SO but it’s just like anything else I do by myself as a grown adult it’s not like he’s gonna be somewhere else when we land lmao
I still get flight anxiety so I want my husband next to me. I also want a window seat. But we also pay for Early Bird and I don’t care if we have to go to the back to get the seating I want.
Flight anxiety is real
My husband and I both get some flight anxiety so we do prefer to sit next to each other. However, I usually just pay for early check in, or make sure I'm online right at check in time and it's never been an issue.
We just flew with A# boarding position and my husband and I sat in different rows. It’s definitely not worth getting arrested over.
My husband and I often sit apart on Southwest. When people learn we're not sitting together, they often ask why! We're literally landing in the same place in a few hours, jeez
For real. Recently on a flight MSY - SFO and a large guy was in a middle seat behind his wife. An older lady asked if he wanted an aisle seat one row back so she could sit next to her husband who was in the aisle seat next to him. He said no he needed to be near his wife. Dude it’s like 3hours and what are you going to do pet your wife’s head from behind her? Not that he was required to move but geez sounds like a little space wouldn’t hurt.
Wife and I flew cheap to Europe from Canada and sitting apart was miserable. I was center isle and she was next to a 10yr old who couldn’t sit still. The flight back we were side by side and both actually got some rest. Granted the flight to Europe is like 10+ hours.
I agree that these 2 are complete assholes. But.. I’ve flown once with my wife, who has severe social anxiety. Like literally panicking at letting go of my hand at tsa. So there are reasons.. But.. It’s also our responsibility to make sure we arrange to sit together. Not check in last minute, and hope. We got there extra early, dealt with tsa, and talked to a gate agent to make damn sure we stayed together. It was southwest, and they were great. But it takes planning.
If you want seats, pay the money for assigned seats. There’s a reason SW is considered a discount airline!
Early bird is also a thing but people who don’t fly SW often don’t bother to do the research ahead of time
Doesn’t always help when a flight is continuing from another destination and it’s already half full when boarding starts
Not wrong but as far as I can tell there are no flights to Hawaii that involve a “no plane change” situation when flying through one of the direct airports
My parents bought SW tickets for us for years (having three kids while traveling makes everything crazy expensive!) After one or two trips with SW as an adult paying my own way, hard nope. I don't need some sort of Hunger Games nonsense and trying to not get trampled by angry people who have giant non-checked suitcases in their group of twenty.
They could have also tried to ask if anyone was willing to switch so they could sit together first. Husband went straight to going ballistic
I had this happen in Oakland bc our connection was late so we were last ones on and got seated 15 rows apart. We each ordered a cocktail, put on our headphones, and took a nap for the next 6 hours. It's not the end of the world.
Watched 2 dads at Cancun airport get in a fist fight waiting to board the plane back to Houston. One guy said the other guy was cutting the line and belonged further back. Security came and both were taken away leaving their families to fend for themselves. I often wonder if those guys were divorced after that display of manly man BS.
Ha I purposely do not sit by my spouse so we both get aisle seats
My husband is a big guy who takes up a lot of space so sitting together isn't all that comfortable. And if you're on vacation together chances are you'll want the space. Plus I'm an grown up and don't need my husband to hold my hand for a few hours.
I am just really tired of everyone making every bad thing a “boomer” issue.So often people post about people behaving badly and they call it a boomers thing. My experience is that all generations have people who behave badly. The new video generation being particularly bad because they never learned social cues.
I agree that last line was unnecessary. Kind of... 🤔
Found the boomer.
Dick.
The audacity of feeling like you’re entitled to anything with C boarding is incredible.
Downvoted for needless Boomer Bashing
Fun fact: spouse and I never sit together. We deliberately choose aisle seats across from each other. Once in a blue moon it’s a row or two off.
Same! We both want the space that comes with aisle seats.
My wife and I can’t even stay in the same city when we are in Florida together.
JFC. I’m a boomer but I’ve been flying since I was 1 year old. If there’s no seats together, there’s no seats. 💺 just sit in what’s available and eat your snacks you bought on the concourse. Read a book.
Bad behavior is bad behavior, no matter what generation it is.
Going to Hawaii one time, husband was seated next to me, but we didn't speak most of the flight because he was engrossed in his games and movies and I was seated next to a woman who was very interesting and we talked the entire flight! Another time (this was on the way home from Hawaii), because of circumstances, he was about 6 or so rows ahead of me. Since it was a red eye, we both slept most of it anyway. Guess what? Still married even though we can't always sit together... because we're grown ass people who don't have to be connected at the hip to survive a flight.
The last time I flew southwest was with my family. My kids wanted to sit together so my husband sat with them and I had no choice but to be alone with my book and my thoughts and my peace and quiet. Such an awful time!
That’s good information to know. Next trip you can always bribe them on the DL.
Southwest flights are "me" time. No idea why someone would blow up their whole trip like this.
A lot of crap I see going down is from people in their 50s. That’s GenX.
I agree I probably shouldn't have thrown that last bit in, but this dude was closer to 70 than 50. A-holes exist in every age group, but the 60+ group seems to be providing plenty of Internet content at this point in time.
Eh - I disagree
My husband and I (before we were married) once booked separate tickets to the UK. We found out the day before that his flight left 45 minutes before mine lmao. So we both flew separately out there. Shit happens. People are brats.
I knew they were Boomers before I even read that far. Lmao
Since becoming a family of four, we don’t fly together ever. One parent is with one child and one parent is with the other child. Unless we find a plane with a middle section of four seats, and bought tickets early enough to get all four of them together, we’re not sitting together.
I’m confused- if you can’t sit apart from your spouse- that’s strange. Be a dadgum grownup
I could see if it was a child. I have been c boarding with my kid and they have let me do family boarding even though he was over 6. But he is now 12 and fine. With an adult, c'mon. Not the end of the world. You are obviously gonna spend the whole vacation together. It's just a few hours.
I love my wife and most of the time the feeling is reciprocated (or so I’m told!). That being said, if we can’t sit together for 2-4 hours we probably should seek help! If you cannot be separated for that long, one of y’all is in for a surprise when death pops up. Are you going to be buried at the same time?
Who cares if they get to sit together on the plane if they’re going to be together the whole damn time in Hawaii. so whaaaaaat.
As a Boomer I wish people would stop with that phrase. Neither my husband or I would have pitched a fit. However- I only fly Delta comfort plus to Honolulu 😁
I'm so sorry that caused a delay but I'm also jealous that I missed that entertainment. Also, why complain over something that was totally in your control? I hate people 😭
I love my spouse, but I wouldn't pay $50 to sit next to him on a flight. We take pot luck, and 75% of the time we are seated next to each other anyway.
One time my husband sat 10 rows in front of me with our 2 older kids and I sat in the back with the baby....it was fine we all survived
I wish there was a video showing this! lol
Same, watching videos of disruptive passengers making a scene and then getting removed is one of my guilty pleasures.
Here’s a good one https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13621237/amp/United-Airlines-Miami-Newark-passenger-bites-flight-attendant-meltdown.html
Oh my god thank you
I fly semi-regularly for work and always have my phone handy...Haven't seen an outburst yet, but once I do, I'll be ready LMAO
I watch videos of people losing it so I can understand when I’m losing it. Hopefully I can make it through this life with out being a meme for a bad reason.
If only there were mainline flights from LAX to Hawaii....hmmmm
this is why i fly Delta, AA, & United
And you hang around the Southwest sub for why?
Are you saying you don’t get forcibly deplaned when you create a scene over something so trivial?
Agreed, open seating by far the worst thing about Southwest.
I mean, 3 days ago….. American Airlines flight had to make emergency landing after man exposed himself and urinated in aisle, authorities say Lets not act like there aren’t equal amounts of idiots everywhere
Yes but which generation was he part of so he can be properly shamed?
I hope when this happens, they are added to a domestic no-fly list. It would be great if in the future, their only way from LAX to Hawaii would be by boat.
Or at least a hefty fine.
Or canoe
My best friend is absolutely terrified of flying, she needs to sit in between 2 people she know to fly comfortably, and yet, if this isn’t possible, somehow she’s able to function and work through it, and fly without incident. Why people can’t do this, over a preference, I’ll never understand
Or just pay for early bird, or upgrade to A1-15. If it’s not worth $20-40 it’s not worth crying about.
Your statement contradicts itself. If she “needs” to sit between two people she knows, then she wouldn’t “somehow” function when she can’t. So she may have a preference but it’s not a need.
I fly SW every week into BNA so i get the seat thing Nothing like good drama on a flight Like I always say. u can’t save people from themselves But. Really no reason to lump all us boomers in the same lot. I see it happening every week and certainly not age dependent
When this happens to me and my wife, we text snarky comments about other passengers back-and-forth. 😂
How do you know they were boomers?
I'm not a boomer, but I'm soooo f'ing tired of the boomer references.
I get that too my point. I am 63 and do not look that old. I’m like wtf did you ask their age or your making an assumption?
Oh they’ll let you know.
My friend and I always cruise coach during the flight and make notes of seat numbers. Who was cute or hot, weirdos etc and then compare notes when we arrive. If someone is really attractive we like to get the flight attendants involved for their opinions etc. sometimes asking them to drop a note to the passenger in question to see if there’s any interest. It’s a fun game to pass the time
I love this for them 😍
I hope Southwest never sells them another ticket again.
The minute we sit down we both put on noise cancelling headphones. We could be sitting anywhere. That being said if I have to have my seat mate invade my space (and vice versa) I guess I’d rather it be my wife than a stranger
On our last flight partner and I were sat across the aisle from each other. Best flight. I got a aisle- I usually get the middle, got to chat to someone other than him. It was great.we could still share snacks across the aisle.
What was the wife’s reaction? Wonder if he’s controlling and doesn’t want her to sit alone. I’ve witnessed that before.
I recently was flying from lax to New Orleans. My husband I were one of the last to board and were seated a few aisles apart. A very kind younger man voluntarily offered to give up his aisle seat for a middle seat so we could sit together. Just that random act of kindness choked me up.
Lolol I don't condone, but I understand why an idiot would get upset over this non-issue, but you area next-level POS idiot if you make a big enough stink about it to be taken off by cops. Would love to know more about what he was doing/saying knowing zero seats on SWA are guaranteed. Maybe it was with another PAX that said no to giving up a seat?
People have lost their damn minds
So dumb. I'm sure his wife was happily looking forward to the 5 hours of peace too.
I bought tickets for my family on a low capacity flight, and then one of the major college football teams for the state got into a playoff bowl in our hometown so tons of fans bought $$$$ seats, most with preferred boarding. Ended up with 4 C boardings for two tweens and two adults - we were scattered all over the plane in middle seats for a three hour flight. Gate agent actually fussed at me for not family boarding, but it happens.
The ultimate insult to the rest of the crowd is that you have to sit there while they find their luggage. Would serve the 'boomers' right if they didn't get to keep it.
Nothing juicy ever happens when I fly…
My husband and I never sit next to each other on a plane. He gets up too much & drives me crazy
If you start off being a dick, usually you ain't getting your way
If you need to sit together either be glued to your phone to check in or pay for early bird.
I witnessed the same thing in Cairo a few years ago. Couple were the last to board, wife took empty seat and husband demanded to sit next to her. Flight attendant asked him to just sit anywhere so we could take off and they'd sort it out in the air. He refused and pilot was called. Dumb ass, actually thumped the pilot in the chest. We return to gate and both were removed by Egyptian authorities. I wonder how their night went
Well some couples like to sit exactly one seat apart (window and aisle), and the try to talk over you (center seat) the entire flight. Asshats
No argument about couples not needing to sit together. But I just flew and the entitled people on my flight were the parents of screaming kids who ignored them, not boomers.
My wife hates to sit next to me because she knows she will get the middle because she’s smaller than me. When we purchase seats she always sits in the row ahead of me. OK by me..
I'm sooo fucking tired of the boomers reference. Assholes are assholes, young medium or old. (BTW I'm not a Boomer) I know plenty of pricks same with mid age. An Asshole is an Asshole, they didn't start with Boomers.. (Karen's maybe, my ex is named Karen, but I digress) 🤣🤣 Asdholes come in all ages, shapes, sizes, sexes, nationalities.
Good. We don’t want whiners & complainers visiting our state. Keep them in LA (sorry, my California friends!).
Same guy probably abuses her at home
[Link to video of them requesting to sit together](https://youtu.be/P0oiELbPB3E?si=MiLEOgZgbDZ7LQFv)
Why I pay for early seating, to avoid this exact thing lol
I hate to break it to you but this is hardly a boomer thing. I’ve seen couples of every age act like babies because, god forbid, they didn’t have seats together.
r/boomer
My hubby and I were just on 4 different flights. We only sat together on 2 of them. I think we both enjoyed the break. He had a new audience for his stories. I had peace and quiet.
I hope everyone clapped and hooted as they were escorted out. Assholes.
You're flying to paradise for presumably a vacation. Talk about being a BIG PICTURE thinker!
My wife, daughter and her fiancé flew southwest to go to a wedding. Her fiancé made his own reservation and was in an earlier boarding group than the rest of us. He told us he would save us seats. When I walked down the isle, there he was, sitting in a middle seat picking his nose. No one was sitting anywhere near him!!!
Ban em' from flying too
Read recently that Southwest has the lowest affinity scores among Millennials and Gen Z. Expect more Southwest posts in r/BoomersBeingFools
Sometimes I honestly like not sitting together lol
First time I flew SW in a while I forgot about the open seating and boarded late, my 9 year old and I had to sit in different rows and he behaved better than those 2 adults.
A boomer who _wants_ to sit with his wife?!? Shouldn’t he have made a craxk about paying extra to get a shitty birding number?
Yea, don't get why you have to sit by each other so bad. I like a mini break from my family
I don’t know about the rest of you but…..I’ve been on a flight with daughter, SIL, granddaughter, father and boyfriend. I was sat far away from all of them (who I dearly love) in the last row and loved the peace. 😴
yay is this on YouTube? :)
My husband and I don't usually sit together on planes especially on Southwest. He needs extra leg room, so he goes for the exit row, and I prefer no neighbors, so I head to the back. It doesn't always work, but often enough there's an empty seat next to me.
*stares in Business Select*
Do they really interact that much on the flight? My husband and I put in ear buds and each watch a movie. Sometimes sitting near him and sometimes not. You will end up at the same location!
Yes, but I guess some people want to get there at the exact same time
The problem with this approach is if other people have connecting flights they miss it and some are international connections and they get stuck in the middle of nowhere city
Out of LAX Hawaiian, United, Delta and American have direct flights to every island. If you want a guaranteed seat take one of them or pay for Business Select. I am actually surprised people choose to fly Southwest out of LAX to Hawaii. I'll do it out of Vegas only to the Big Island because I want a direct flight. Oahu or Maui I'm direct on Hawaiian in the seat I want.
Much easier to pay the early bird checkin or pay to get upgraded than to miss your flight over stupid crap like that.
But, wouldn’t that take planning?
Yeah, some people don’t know how to think so too hard for them to do.
Hah. C stands for “C YA when we land”
I have ASD and have to be in a window seat with someone I know beside me. I don't fly Southwest because I know it could be an issue with their open seating system, and my problems should not be forced on other people. I could pre-board, but I choose not to when I could just fly a different airline and pick my seats ahead of time. I hate seeing entitled people act like this because I would love to be able to just walk on a plane and sit next to someone I don't know, in whatever seat was available.
It’s all because they won’t pay the $20 early bird checkin fee… but will pay for crappy airport food and drink instead!! People suck
Hilarious and love seeing airlines do the right thing
That is so childish. When you fly southwest, it's open boarding. You know that going in. My husband, daughter, and I have had to all sit apart but near each other before. It is what it is. When I fly any other airline, I always pay for our seats so we can sit how we would like to. If they wanted to sit together, they could have paid for earlybird or flown another airline.
It’s probably not that they weren’t seated together, he just wanted to force someone into his middle seat and snag a window of aisle for himself.
It’s always the older people who make the biggest, loudest fuss and make everyone else uncomfortable because they have to board A45 instead of A15.
Entitlement is not an age, it’s an attitude.
Sure, but I'm just saying that what I see when I fly is that the people who put up the most fuss and try to stir up drama are almost always 50+. It's just my experience, but I fly pretty frequently, so.
The Baby Boomer era is 1948-1964 so the age bracket is 60-76, not “50+”. I fly pretty frequently as well if that means anything.
Fair enough! Sounds like we just have different experiences.
Husband and I were seated separately on the flight heading to our honeymoon. Somehow we managed to survive the injustice.
My husband and I much prefer to sit together because we often use the opportunity to watch movies together. We purchase early bird religiously because of this. But I’m not gonna be a drama queen about it if something happens and we can’t. I can co-exist without him for a few hours. 😂
My boyfriend, who’s also another guy, is into PDA and I’m not because it might make certain things grow if you know what I mean. So I don’t like to sit by him. Idk why. Almost like a game to him.
So because the person (apparently) was older, all older people (boomers) deserve to get slammed? If the man had been POC would a comment like that have been allowed to be said without commenters slamming the OP? Let’s check ALL our prejudices folks. It’s really unattractive.
This wasn't the one over at gate 18 something was it? We were flying out of LAX yesterday to head back east and the the gate we were sitting by had a flight to hawaii that was just a massive mess of a line. There was a huge group of kids heading out on that flight plus their parents and chaperones and families, there was military trying to jump line, the flight was slightly delayed because they needed a steward replacement, people kept blocking the walkway.
Fools
I’ve been with my wife for 30 years. We travel frequently, including this last weekend. We both prefer aisle seats, and we usually just sit across from each other. We may share a few comments or smiles back and forth, but usually are immersed in what we’re watching. Viola, when flight is over, we are together again.
I'm betting the couple were not "Boomers." Boomers have been around each other long enough to not mind being apart for six hours. It's whiny GenX and Millennial men who can't be away from "Mommy" for any amount of time. 😜
If you really need to sit together, don’t fly Southwest.
Couple going to HI didn't want to pay a few bucks more to board earlier since they want to sit together is just weird.
Gawd, enough with the Boomer slurs. The vast majority of people causing disturbances and being kicked off of flights are much younger than the ~65-75 year old crowd.
I sat next to my husband for a ten hour flight last week and we didn't even speak. Lol! Headphones in and we watched movies the entire time. Hell, I barely even spoke to my kids on the flight. It would bother me not at all to not sit near my spouse. I don't know why some people are SO adamant about it.
I literally, never sit next to my girlfriend and we have been flying together for 7 years
I offered to relinquish my seat to allowing a passenger to sit with her spouse. She declined stating she can talk to him at home. One of the best in-flight conversations I’ve had. She was engaging with lots of wisdom.
No
We both want window seats so we never sit together.
This is so crazy. I flew home today and there was a whole family with young children that were separated because of a cancelled flight. They simply organized themselves so the parents could keep their eyes on the kids and that was that. Another gentleman politely asked a man if he’d be open to swapping comparable seats so he could sit with his girls. It’s not that hard to be decent.
If it was THAT important, they should have paid to upgrade their boarding number!
These occurrences make me sad... Adults acting like this. If you wanted A then pay extra and check in early. I've flown SW for over 20 years, and I've always had an A ticket -- it's not much more.
The ironic part is the wife actually wanted separate seats.
Excellent news! Now crackdown on obese people scamming by not purchasing second seats And “service animals” (pets). Hose down perfume and cologne wearers.