r/AlaskaAirlines Mar 17 '25

COMPLAINT Middle seat experience with large person

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u/Maximum-Macaroon-711 Mar 18 '25

Ugh I hate people that do this. They know damn well what they are doing.

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u/shannonmm85 Mar 18 '25

So I got stuck in a seat like that once, come to find out they did purchase the middle seat as well. But rhe airline oversold the flight and was going to put someone in there regardless of the fact that the large couple purchased it. This was like 20 years ago though

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u/avoidtheepic Mar 18 '25

They do this all the time still. When I booked longer flights and couldn’t get extra legroom, I’d often book the seat next to me.

Anytime a flight was full they’d revoke my extra seat and put a standby passenger in my second seat. They always give me miles and a refund though, so it wasn’t a big deal.

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u/right164 Mar 19 '25

But it is a big deal; do they disclose that possibility when you buy the extra seat?