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No, you are not entitled to sit together on a plane

From the "fauxmoon" scam to public lewdness: How lovebirds are ruining flight for the rest of us.

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Christopher Elliott
Jan 11, 2026
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Of all the annoying things couples do when they travel, the coerced seat swap may be the worst.

Kirstyn Allen saw it on a recent flight from Atlanta to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten. Two newlyweds boarded the plane after her and pressured another passenger to surrender her assigned seat so they could be together.

The displaced passenger sat down nex…

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