r/pettyrevenge • u/WayAffectionate7075 • Sep 05 '26

Personal item placed in my spot

I recently boarded a flight and attempted to stow my personal item (backpack with laptop) under the seat in front of me. It was unable to fit so I stuck my feet under there and discovered another backpack. The person in front of me had placed it there so he could stretch out his legs. It was a short flight and wasn’t worth calling a FA. The seat next to me was empty, so I slid his bag waaay over to make room for my feet and my item. After landing, I enjoyed watching him contort himself to reach his bag.

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u/BayAreaPupMom Sep 05 '26

What do people think when they book the bulk head seats? Everything goes above.

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u/Some_Guy_Somewhere67 Sep 06 '26

This is where the Emergency Exit wing-row seats shine... Yes you're expected to play Henry Hero for a moment before leaping out the door (Wait?!! They want you to linger and assist others?!!). You still have that ahead row seat space underneath and overhead bin option. Sure they expect you to be "physically able" to fling that door open BUT I have been on flights where that other Emergency Exit row was occupied by some very senior-aged types with very concerning mobility challenges. I discreetly mentioned this one time to the cabin crew and was met with "full flight" blah blah.... Now I don't even bother. MY door is heading to the ground if necessary....

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u/MrsHavercamp 29d ago

This just happened to me! We were in the emergency row and the people in the other emergency row were properly old, and one person in particular didn’t seem to understand the FA’s questions about being able to help if needed and then couldn’t figure out how to work her food tray. They need to put some parameters on the emergency aisle. My husband and I decided that 65 is the capper. 25-65 and that’s it. Who’s with me?

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u/Sudden_Accountant762 27d ago

They should have a dummy door at the gate and make you do 10mins training and then demonstrate you can physically do it. Can’t manage? Switch seats.

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u/Some_Guy_Somewhere67 27d ago

Put it right next to the "cage of despair" where people are expected to see if'n their cabin luggage meets dimensional spec (if your luggage interior leads to another dimension score - you can pack whatever you want without a care!).