LOL...no offense taken here. I haven't noticed too much seat changing over the years. But...when I fly I make sure to get the *exact* seat I prefer as per type of aircraft and/or time of day of flight. That is a whole another story in itself...:) Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Broe" <janbroe@post8.tele.dk> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 13:29 Subject: Changing seats after take-off > Hi all, > > just noted this remark in Dennis Zeuch's trip report: > > Seat belt sign on a lot and we were told not to change seats after takeoff > which made me think of a major difference between flying in Europe and in > the United States. > Over they years, I've flown quite a lot both intra-European, domestic US and > intercontinental flights between the two parts of the world, and it seems to > me that whenever there are American passengers involved, a whole lot of > "moving around" seems to take place, whereas Europeans seem to stay put in > their assigned seats. > I don't wish this to turn into any kind of Europe vs. US discussion or to > slag Dennis or anyone else, but I just wonder: Why this difference??? > If the Americans fancy particular seats in the plane, why not ask for them > at check-in? I mean, if they're available once airborne, the chances are > that they would have been at check-in also... > Another aspect (probably one that only a small number of passengers think > of, but anyway...) is the fact that post-crash identification of bodies > often is performed from where the bodies (or remains) are found, compared > with the seats assigned. Not that I ever hope ending up as a few charred > remains, but if the unlikely happens, I would sure like that the ashes my > family received would be mine and not some other guy who happened to like my > seat better than his own. > > But as I said, I don't wish to insult anyone - I just wonder what's the > reason for the difference in behaviour? > > Rgds > Jan Broe > EKCH ATC