While I was seated aboard an airplane earlier today for a flight during the boarding process, a passenger attempted to trade his middle seat with a woman who was sitting in an aisle seat because of frequent lavatory use as the reason.
Trade Middle Seat For Frequent Lavatory Use?
As he arrived at the row of seats across the aisle from where I was sitting, he approached the woman who was already sitting in the aisle seat. He said that because he needs to use the lavatory frequently, would she be willing to sit in the middle seat to which he was assigned so that he can he can sit in her aisle seat.
Bewildered, she asked him to repeat his request, which he did.
She flat out refused his request.
I do not know whether he suffered with trying to restrain himself from using the lavatory because he did not want to disturb the female passenger — or if he fell asleep in his middle seat for the duration of approximately two hours for the flight. Regardless, he moved very little in his seat.
Final Boarding Call
Some people legitimately do have issues with controlling their bladders. They frequently experience discomfort. The thought of disturbing fellow passengers so that they can use the lavatory can seem unnecessarily daunting and intrusive.
Does the male passenger have a small bladder which causes him to frequently use toilets? When he booked a ticket for this flight, perhaps only middle seats were available and he had no choice but to select one…
…or was he simply using an excuse to not sit in a middle seat for the duration of the flight?
If someone approached you to trade a middle seat because of frequent lavatory use, would you accommodate the request and give up your aisle seat?
Photograph ©2023 by Brian Cohen.
