'I wouldn't give up my plane seat for entitled man - it's not my fault he's tall'

A woman who booked a premium seat for a 12-hour flight took to Reddit to share her experience after she was asked to swap seats mid-flight. The passenger, who had reserved her plane seats 'months in advance', recounted: "At the time of booking I paid extra to choose my seats.

"The seat I chose was $55 extra and right at the front of the plane (trying to arrive somewhere on time upon landing). The seat also happened to be an extra legroom seat and I am a 4'11 female." Initially, everything went smoothly as she checked in, boarded, and settled into her seat, but things took a turn when "the seatbelt sign was switched off" and a man approached her requesting to "change seats".

Although initially open to the idea, she quickly declined upon realising his seat "was way in the back of the plane". She firmly "told him no sorry" and justified her refusal by stating that she'd paid extra to "sit up front".

The situation escalated as the man grew increasingly agitated and refused to leave, arguing that "there's no reason someone of my height needs extra legroom (I told him I paid to be upfront).

"I suggested that he ask the other people in those seats if they could swap but he refused saying that he wouldn't want to bother other men or split up couples."

The woman recounted how the man turned "rude and angry", prompting her to summon a flight attendant who instructed him to take his seat. She said: "For the rest of the flight he would walk past for no reason slamming into me (I was sitting aisle)."

She finished her tale by seeking opinions from fellow Reddit users on whether she was at fault and if she should have conceded her seat to him.

Reddit users didn't hesitate to weigh in on her story, with a number of commenters affirming that she had done nothing wrong and was entitled to stay in her pre-paid seat.

One commenter explained: "So my brother is 6'6". You know what he does when he has to fly? He makes sure to get an emergency exit row or whatever row has the extra leg room."

He usually has to pay for it. Any tall person with an ounce of common sense knows they have to do this for flights.

"This tall guy knows he needs more leg room but tried to dodge the extra fee by asking someone to switch. OP was completely justified in refusing ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY PAID EXTRA and the tall person has no right to be a nuisance about it."

A second chimed in, saying: "Tall person here. If I want more leg room, I can pay for it like everyone else. I don't pay for the cheapest seat possible and then try to get someone shorter to give me the more expensive seat that they purchased for free."

And a third added their thoughts: "He is tall, he's been tall all of his life. He knew flying was a hardship on him and he didn't wanna spend the extra money and he became an abusive bully to a single female when he didn't get his way.

"You should've reported him and he should've been removed from the flight or you should've been compensated for your seat. A grown man felt he was entitled for you to give him what he wanted. You were an easy target because you were alone and he didn't get his way and he harassed you the entire flight."