A PASSENGER has sparked debate after he ended up sandwiched between a couple with a young child on a plane.
Sitting in the middle seat on planes can always be an uncomfortable experience, but that was taken to a whole new level for a man on a recent flight.
Sam Neve tweeted about the journey after finding himself in between a family, who insisted on keeping the seating arrangement exactly as it was.
He wrote: “Just boarded a flight and I’m sat with a couple and their baby, but the husband refused to give up his aisle seat so now I’m just ... in the middle of them?”;
Things became even more awkward for Sam after take off, with the man paying no attention to his partner or child for the whole flight.
In a further tweet, Sam added: “He stuck his headphones in, ate an entire pack of Haribo and didn’t talk to her for the entire two hour flight.”;
Many people were confused as to why the man would force his wife and child to sit next to a total stranger.
One replied: “Let me guess, the mum is taking care of the baby while the husband uses you as a shield so he can chill out?”;
Another said: “He is happy not to have to deal with his baby.”;
Others noted that the couple probably booked the seats hoping the middle seat would go unsold.
One person wrote: “I would guess they booked window and aisle hoping that the airline would think twice before placing anyone in the middle and next to a baby.
“They were hoping for all three seats.”;
There were also those who defended the husband, suggesting that perhaps he needed the seat for several reasons.
One said: “He has a right to keep it and not move to the middle. Always you people who think your entitlement comes first. YOU bought the middle seat.”;
Another added: “I’ve been that dad, and I get it.”;
Meanwhile, this passenger refused to move to let a father and some sit together on a plane, but people were on his side.
And people told this woman she was still too nice to another family, even though she refused to move so they could sit together.
