I have encountered "seat saving" on multiple occasions. My solution is to do as many others have suggested doing, ask the person WHICH seat their butt is going to occupy because I am going to sit in the one that is left that isn't being directly and currently occupied. I have had other passengers say nasty things to me as I proceed to sit down in the empty seat, after being told they are saving it for whomever, but I kindly tell them it is an open seat and I am going to occupy it. A few have changed seats so they can then sit with their companions and on one flight, I had one women who just constantly encroached on my space purposely, to be annoying and show her displeasure with me. I wish SW would implement a policy so that the flight attendants didn't have to deal with this. I paid for earlybird entrance and I am going to use it to sit in ONE seat. YOU are entitled to your ONE seat as well, if you boarded ahead of me. A little human kindness and consideration goes a long way, as well as not being a greedy SOB.
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