Man refuses to give seat to pregnant woman on flight, netizens praise him

A passenger has garnered praise online for not giving his seat to a pregnant woman on the flight, In his post on Reddit, the man wrote that he was flying solo to visit his family over the holidays and selected an aisle seat that was next to bathroom, since he has some medical issues and requires quick access to the bathroom.

I was flying by myself on a 5+ hour flight to visit family over the holidays. I specifically booked and paid extra for an aisle seat in the second-to-last row because I have medical issues that sometimes require quick access to the bathroom.

Right before boarding, a woman asked me to give up my seat so she could sit closer to the bathroom. She was pregnant but did not seem distressed. While I felt for her situation, as someone with a medical condition, I did not feel it was fair to demand I move from the seat I planned for and paid for, especially since she apparently had not booked an aisle seat herself in advance.

The flight attendants refused to help mediate when she insisted I should have to move. There were also no other aisle or close seats available on the full flight that I or flight crew could facilitate swapping. I tried to recommend she speak to her doctor about needing accommodation if sitting far from the bathroom is not medically advisable for her situation during future flights.

Still, my family says I should have inconvenienced myself and given up my seat. I disagree though – I think she and the flight crew were unfairly targeting me instead of handling it through proper channels. AITA?

AITA for not giving up my airline seat to a pregnant woman?
byu/michaeldonelly inAITAH

In the comments section, netizens praised him for retaining his seat, a user wrote, the flight attendants didn’t try to help resolve the issue and there weren’t any empty aisle seats that could facilitate the pregnant woman’s request. He concluded by stating that his family backed the woman as they felt that he should have “inconvenienced” himself.

After the post was shared, the Reddit post has accumulated more than 15,000 upvotes.