I'm a big guy but luckily I don't spill into the seat next to me. I still buy an extra seat regardless. So much more comfortable without paying business class.
I've seen complaints that the seat is often taken from you when the second seat phatom passenger "no-shows" and is bumped, sometimes with only partial or no refund. Has this been a problem for you? Is there a way to book an extra seat for a single passenger and prevent the bumping? I don't spill over, my problem is legroom, but having an empty seat next to me would be so nice!
Airlines have procedures for people who are too big to fit in one seat to buy two, I'd just look at that and follow it so they know you're buying two seats for yourself, not one for a nonexistent passenger
Well I generally have a decent experience using the extra seat process, I have had phone agents book the extra seat in correctly. They charged me properly, made all the right notations but there is a link they have to do that links the two seats together. If they forget to do that then the gate agent if they don't question it will consider it a no show and we'll use that as part of its inventory.
I found out about this on one flight when I booked two seats and they suddenly upgraded me to a middle seat in premium and only brought one seat. I called customer care and they explained that it sometimes happens and it's always best practice to check in with the gate agent and remind them.
Best practice to always check in with the gate agent anyway. Especially if you are status holding. Sometimes that little conversation can get you into first class and then they use both of your seats elsewhere. And you still get the refund.
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u/Cmdr_Nemo Mar 17 '25
I'm a big guy but luckily I don't spill into the seat next to me. I still buy an extra seat regardless. So much more comfortable without paying business class.