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5 flight attendants share their thoughts on the etiquette of asking people to swap seats on a plane, as the debate wages on across TikTok
5 flight attendants share their thoughts on the etiquette of asking people to swap seats on a plane, as the debate wages on across TikTok
Charissa Cheong,Monica HumphriesApr 23, 2023, 19:06 IST
Insider spoke to five flight attendants. They all agreed it's OK to ask to swap seats with fellow passengers.@londonkaizen/TikTok/@deardemdiary/TikTok/@wanderlizst/TikTok/@karenvaje/Instagram/@leannacoy/TikTok/Inti St Clair/Getty Images
On TikTok, debates about seat switching on airplanes often go hugely viral.
TikTokers have raised questions about the social pressures of making or refusing a request to swap.
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Debates about travel etiquette commonly go viral on TikTok.
A person walks down an airplane aisle.Dobrila Vignjevic/Getty Images
It's fine to ask someone to swap seats with you, but they are not obliged to say yes.