A flight passenger asks if ‘squats’ are becoming the new norm, sparking reactions on social media
With more and more passengers taking to social media to share stories of “seat squatters”, one passenger asks if it has become too mainstream.
Posted on Reddit in the “r/travel” forum, one flyer claimed he or she saw three seat squatters while flying on Delta.
The poster first calls out the man who moved 16 rows, writing that he’s “trying to claim it’s his place.”
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“Next up was a lady in 18A who was adamant with the seat holder that it had to be by the window and not in the middle,” the post said.
A passenger on the flight asked on Reddit if seat squatters were becoming more “commonplace” on flights, sparking a debate in the comments section. (iStock)
The third squatter is described as a couple who allegedly moved from row 24 seats C and D to seats A and B.
With that experience in mind, the user asked, “This squatting on the seat is becoming too common. Don’t you think?”
Fellow flyers opened up the comments section to share similar experiences and their thoughts on whether seat squatting has become too common.
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“Rights are out of control,” commented one.
Another said: “The seats should automatically remove plane.”
“Whenever I’ve encountered this, I’m not into squatting at all,” one commuter commented on Reddit. (iStock)
“Whenever I’ve encountered this, I don’t deal with squatting at all,” said one user, adding: “Simply press the call button for the flight attendants and when they arrive, show your boarding pass and politely say you’re a ‘seat conflict’ They will solve.”
“Maybe it’s just a misunderstanding,” another user wrote.
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Another person posted: “In my recent experience I haven’t seen this at all. The most I’ve had was a guy asking to move from the aisle to the middle so he could sit next to his girlfriend in Australia.”
“stewardess here – call the flight attendant and tell them. I LOVED putting people back in their original places!! People will try anything,” another commented.
Brandon Blewett (not pictured), author of “How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes,” says he’s seen more people squatting in the seats. (iStock)
Brandon Blewett, Texas-based author of “How to Avoid Aliens on Airplanes,” told Fox News Digital that he’s seeing more and more people encountering squatters on airplanes.
Blewett said sometimes crouching can be understandable.
“For example, if a family misses a connecting flight and is rebooked with split seats, it is reasonable for the parents to sit together to manage a young child—a setting most of us can sympathize with,” Blewett said.
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Blewett also singled out “bitter squatters,” explaining that their “red flag is when they don’t want to show their boarding pass,” he said.
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“[Squatter] encounters often lead to delays that often cascade, leading to missed connections and frustrated passengers throughout the cabin,” Blewett added.
Blewett said: “Let the flight attendant handle it. Nobody wants to go viral in a reel titled ‘Passengers Melting at 30,000 Feet’.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Delta for comment.
