Woman refuses to give up plane seat to man and is baffled by response

A woman who splurged on a premium seat for a gruelling 12-hour vented her frustration on Reddit after being pestered to swap seats mid-journey. The flyer, who had meticulously planned her trip and reserved her plane seats 'months in advance', shared her ordeal: "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 (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."

Her began without a hitch as she checked in and nestled into her coveted seat, but the peace was shattered when "the seatbelt sign was switched off" and a man loomed over her, demanding to "change seats".

Initially open to discussion, she recoiled in horror upon discovering his seat "was way in the back of the plane".

She resolutely "told him no sorry" and defended her decision, explaining that she'd forked out more cash to "sit up front".

The man's temper flared as he stubbornly lingered, insisting that "there's no reason someone of my height needs extra legroom (I told him I paid to be upfront)."

She suggested he try his luck with other passengers in premium seats, but he balked at the idea, claiming he didn't want to "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 detailed how the man became "rude and angry", leading her to call a flight attendant who instructed him to return to 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 concluded her account by asking fellow Reddit users whether she was in the wrong and if she should have given up her seat to him.

Reddit users were quick to share their thoughts on her story, with many commenters asserting that she had done nothing wrong and was entitled to remain in her pre-paid seat.

One commenter clarified: "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."

Another added: "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. " One person chimed in with their opinion, saying: "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."

They continued: "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."