We have today returned from Spain...... well yesterday now! We had travelled there with a family of four friends but hadn't booked it together as such. Anyway so my family could sit together we decided to book reserved seating at £14 each. Out going flight no problem, we all sit in a line of four with me across the aisle (obviously!!!) Coming home I was taking bets on which two people I was going to get landed with, this was so far my only issue! I don't know what it is but I always seem to get a couple of ********s sat next to me or someone with the breath of a three week old dead camel & a fat kid in a stupid cap that sits perched offset on his big fat, spotty, sweaty head (the government should do something about this) behind me kicking my chair. I digress.... so after a pleasant 10 min taxi drive to the airport, a speedy checki -in (no messing in Malaga) Even went as far as buying some baccy from duty free & I never do that! Our friends from chester even spotted a minor (very minor if you ask me) celebrity. Some woman off "real housewives of Cheshire" (do not ask me who or what as I simply do not care!!) She proper fancied herself which for some reason got under my skin! Are you still with me........? having boarded the aircraft at the front we I led the convoy of wife & 2 kids to our £14 RESERVED seats for the return journey. We were allocated row 34 c/d/e/f again ME taking the across aisle seat. I'm counting down the rows only to spot all the c seats are taken further up but couldn't quite see who was filling MY seat with their fat arse! It could have been this woman or possibly someone else. So I said quite loudly (just below a shout actually) "oh I DO hope you are sitting in my seat!!!" Unfortunately it wasn't her but a different lady's voice from the middle seat (not the bloke who was sitting in my seat) said " oh we've had a move from 36 as we were split up as well" (??????? I wasn't split up until your spineless husband sat there I thought so I say "why have you done that? Did you reserve your seats at £14 per head? Only I did!!" Stunned silence!! the back 10 rows -all already seated were now watching this. I looked at the offending couple straight in the eye - well her as he wouldn't look at me! Again I said "have you reserved your seats? It has cost me £14 to reserve that particular seat next to my family?" No apology has been uttered at this point!! The woman said well move back if you want.....? I had to move this on quickly at this point as my wife was giving me the eye not wanting to cause a fuss so I said "it doesn't matter I wouldn't want to deprive you of your little victory" Then I leaned in to him close enough so he could feel & smell my three week old dead camel breath & said (as loud as I could permit myself in the by now hushed rear cabin "RUDE" & sat in the only seat available row 36 next to a nice lady who I apologised to (loudly) for making the beginning of the flight home awkward. I had to smile at my little victory as I later sussed out I was sat across the aisle from the charlatan's elderly mother & father! Anyone had a similar experience where they have belittled the wrong doer? Rant over I'm fine now thank you, I have had a nice brew! Ahhh!
That was you!!! I couldn't believe how rude you were and you totally spoiled my holiday. I reported your behaviour to the airline.
Soooo..... It's a two hour flight and someone burst your bubble ? Grow up and move on . Budget airline I suppose ??
You lost, no way would I have given up my seat, I'd have made one of them move and the other really uncomfortable all the way home
Nice one @SweeneyTodd , I particularly like your "rude" comment at the end I usually reserve a seat when I train from Sheffield to London as I like a table seat. One time I had lots of school work to do (I was teaching then) and an ignorant get was sat in my seat. I asked him to move as I was now without a table and needed something to lean on. He refused even when ticket man came. I dislike him intensely but did have the slight solace of appearing polite and virtuous to surrounding passengers whilst he looked like the rude ignorant git that he was. I spent most of my journey dreaming about him falling off the train and being stuck and me refusing to help him
I had an issue in a motorway services a few years back.I was queuing to get some grub in the food court & a gobby women jumped the queue infront of about 6 people,nobody else in the line said a word but I couldn't leave it. After coughing loudly in her direction she turned & shrugged her shoulders,I then told her the end of the line was behind us,she didn't reply & turned away. I let it go,queued,ate my food & left. I then decided I needed fuel so went to the fuel station in the services only to find a horse box lorry taking up nearly 4 fuel pumps.When I got out to ask the driver to move forward,it was only the same bloody woman.I asked her if she could move forward & she said she'd only be a few minutes.So I got in my van & waited.Nearly 100 litres later she finally pulled out of the station & went on her ignorant way. I filled up,bought a coffee & sat in the car park sorting out some paperwork. 15 mins later I left the services & joined the motorway to go on my merry way still growling about how ignorant & bloody rude some people can be. After a few miles I could see a lorry pulled into the hard shoulder with smoke pouring from the under the cab. As I got closer I beamed a huge smile as I realised it was the rude,ignorant cow from the services. I love Karma.
Not a budget airline either - Flew with monarch - I did move on - to seat 36d - from where I continued to stare at seat stealer bloke everytime he got up!
Had a woman rant at me on a train back from London the other week as I was sat in her seat. It transpired, when I pointed it out on her reservation that she was on the wrong train! No apology - what a biffer!
Happens all the time on flights, especially if you've booked the exit rows. Budget airlines police it, the big boys don't. I had the same guy sit in my seat on 4 consecutive flights to Casablanca; it became a battle of wits, but I always ended up in the seat I'd booked. A big American woman tried it on a flight to NYC. I got the last laugh because I got bumped to business class. Happy days
