Today, I paid $140 extra to get more comfort during a flight. The man behind me was so tall that his legs didn't let me recline the seat, and complained every time I tried to during the night. FML
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Today, for an eight-hour flight to Copenhagen, Denmark, I paid extra to get a seat offering more leg room. Unfortunately, the man behind me was so tall, his knees were pressing against my back the entire flight. FML
Today, I booked the cheapest seat on a six-hour flight to save money. The person next to me spent the entire trip asleep on my shoulder, and I felt too awkward to wake them up. By the time we landed, my neck hurt so much that I had to explain to guards and baggage claim staff why I couldn't turn my head. FML
Today, I was forced to spend an extra $318 for another plane ticket to Dallas. The ticket wasn't for my daughter, my mom, or my sister, but for the quarter of my butt that apparently needs its own seat. FML
Today, I was supposed to fly home for my dad's funeral, but the woman in the seat next to me was so obese, her bulging flesh left absolutely no way for me to sit in my seat. I complained to the stewardess, who then forced me to leave the plane just for raising my voice in frustration. FML
Today, I was on a three hour flight to Los Angeles for a corporate meeting. The woman next to me instantly fell asleep and snored louder than a freight train, while the kid behind me made a hobby of thashing my seat from behind. When I peered over and asked him to stop, he spat in my face. FML
Today, I boarded a trans-Atlantic flight by myself, and struck up a nice conversation with the passenger across the aisle. Before we even took off, the man in front of me unbuckled, stood to face me, and asked me to please shut the hell up. "It's a 9 hour flight, and you're VERY loud!" FML
Today, I had a several-hour-long flight. I was put in a seat at the very back of the plane. Before the plane even lifted off, a woman took a dump in the bathroom that I stank for the rest of the flight. Whenever I tried to get some sleep, the flight attendant walked past, savagely jostling me. FML
Today, I was on a plane in the aisle seat; the guy in the middle was encroaching on my space, and the window seat was not taken. The stewardess noticed my discomfort and suggested the guy move so we both had space. He had bought both seats and "liked sitting in the middle." FML
Today, I'd booked the cheapest seat on a long flight and ended up between a couple who spent the entire trip arguing through me instead of talking to each other, even after I offered to switch seats. By the end of the flight I probably knew more about their marriage than some of their relatives do. FML
Today, I'm on a 14-hour flight, stuck next to a large man whose rancid body odor is eclipsed only by his constant flatulence, which he loudly blames on me every time. On my other side is his friend who laughs like a moose at everything. There are no empty seats and no-one will trade with me. FML
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tika12991 15
F the man behind you L if he was that tall and you tried multiple times. I mean, yeah it sucks for you but it's gotta suck even worse for him.
jc1015 25
The nerve of that guy not wanting someone in the space that he paid for... and how dare he be so tall?!?!
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tika12991 15
F the man behind you L if he was that tall and you tried multiple times. I mean, yeah it sucks for you but it's gotta suck even worse for him.
sarsuela 29
Did you at least get the $140 back as you didn't get what you paid for?
kfchicken 31
they got exactly what they paid for... extra leg room
BurnInDemonFire 39
Swap seats?
jc1015 25
The nerve of that guy not wanting someone in the space that he paid for... and how dare he be so tall?!?!
Jonathan Cressman 3
Technically you have the right to put your seat back. The airline tries to be vague about the wedge shaped space behind your seat so they can sell it twice but the actual rules are the person in front gets to put their seat back. It really sucks to be tall. The airlines also don't say is that their seats now only seat people under 6'2". They will happily sell you a seat you don't fit in. If you do happen to be tall they expect you to pay extra for the exit row. And I love how they will sell the exit row seats to anyone. I've had people beside me to old to open the door or who didn't understand English but they still allow them the seats.