After the story of a Reddit user’s refusal to swap her exit-row seat with the pregnant wife of another passenger sparked plenty of debate, Fox News Digital reached out to etiquette and travel experts to see what they would have done in the awkward but increasingly common situation. 

In the original Reddit post, a user explained that after receiving a free upgrade to an exit-row seat on a 14-hour flight, a nearby passenger asked if the person would switch places with his pregnant wife — who was sitting in a smaller seat several rows behind them. 

The Reddit user declined to switch seats, saying that instead, the man should offer his wife the larger seat if he wanted her to be comfortable. 

If a person is seeking to swap seats so they can be near a family member or friend, or because they have to get off the plane earlier — that’s “worth asking,” said Henderson. 

“But they don’t have the right to get mad if the person says no,” he said. 

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“‘No’ is a complete answer and they don’t owe you an explanation either,” he added. 

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Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.