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Flight attendant shares the 'punishment' she hands out to people that won't swap seats with a child

Home> Lifestyle> Travel

Published 17:25 14 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Flight attendant shares the 'punishment' she hands out to people that won't swap seats with a child

The airline worker claims seat-swaps happen during eight out of her ten monthly shifts.

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

As the airplane seat etiquette debate continues, one flight attendant has opened up on the 'punishment' she hands out to people who refuse to swap seats with a child.

Orlando flight attendant Mitra Amirzadeh says around 80 percent of her trips are filled with seat-swappers.

More often than not, it's couples who are not seated together who want to swap.

Despite having different rules for children, Amirzadeh doesn't think that people who have paid for their seat should move.

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A flight attendant has revealed she 'punishes' passengers who refuse to swap seats with a child. (NBC)
A flight attendant has revealed she 'punishes' passengers who refuse to swap seats with a child. (NBC)

"The next time you feel yourself getting angry or getting frustrated that you’re not getting the seat you want," she told Wall Street Journal.

"You need to remind yourself that you didn’t pay to pick your seat. Otherwise, you’d be in it."

However, when it comes to kids, Amirzadeh says that a different approach is needed.

When a child is involved, she has needed to get 'good at reading the room' when no volunteers step forward.

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"I have said before, ‘OK, so you’re going to watch the toddler?'" she explains.

The warning/punishment she gives out is that whoever sits next to the child needs to look after them.

Amirzadeh says she will tell the stubborn passenger 'you’ll want their snacks and their colouring books then, because they’re going to need that'.

Fancy babysitting during your flight? (Getty Stock Image)
Fancy babysitting during your flight? (Getty Stock Image)

Although not everyone has the same views when it comes to seat-swapping, as one passenger with a medical condition was previously praised after refusing to swap their seat with a pregnant woman.

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Taking to the Reddit forum 'Am I the A**hole', the passenger explained: “I specifically booked and paid extra for an aisle seat in the second-to-last row because I have medical issues that sometimes require quick access to the bathroom.”

The passenger was approached by a pregnant woman, who, asked if they would mind swapping.

The Redditor explained that they refused to move because they wanted quick access to the bathroom.

“While I felt for her situation, as someone with a medical condition, I did not feel it was fair to demand I move from the seat I planned for and paid for, especially since she apparently had not booked an aisle seat herself in advance,” they explained.

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“There were also no other aisle or close seats available on the full flight that I or flight crew could facilitate swapping.”

The passenger said that they thought the flight crew 'refused to help meditate when she insisted I should have to move'.

A passenger once refused to swap seats with a pregnant woman. (Getty Stock Image)
A passenger once refused to swap seats with a pregnant woman. (Getty Stock Image)

Taking to the comments, one person wrote: "As a frequent flier I see this a lot. Entitled people thinking they can have whatever seat they want.

"Nope. If you paid to select your seat. That’s your seat. End of story. Your lack of planning or decision to be cheap is not my fault nor my obligation to remedy."

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A second replied: "I wouldn’t have traded for a non aisle and I don’t have a medical issue. I picked and paid for an aisle seat so that is what I am getting."

Featured Image Credit: NBC/Getty Stock Images

Topics: Travel, Reddit

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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