@hmr9999 wrote:
This was not a "Customer of size" nor had they purchased the extra seat. The woman probably weighed about 120lbs and was about 5'5" tall. So, no extra size at all. Just being difficult and being vocal about it. She literally stated that she was a priority customer and that I should be sitting the back of the plane since I boarded towards the end. That is actually not a policy.
Ok...That appears to be a rare exception, especially by her response.
As mentioned, this is not normal. As a side note, any Window seat toward the front of the plane is my preference and whenever I find an open Window seat in a section but find that the Aisle (or both the Aisle and Middle) are already taken, I'll first ask if the window seat is available before claiming it. Of all the times I've asked, the other passengers say, "come on in!"
Had I encountered the lady in question upon approaching the seat, asked her the same question but she instead boasted over her A-List status and tried to tell me to go to the back of the plane, I would have simply moved further back to avoid an altercation and look for the next available open seat, but probably would have later discreetly advised a Flight Attendant of the incident because to your point, the passenger is entitled to one seat.
