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In reply to the discussion: Israeli airline can't make women move seats for religious reasons, court rules [View all]Bayard
(22,011 posts)9. There's been plenty of people I didn't want to sit next to on a plane
Including people who will not shut up and let you sleep, kids that keep kicking your seat, the guy in front of you that puts his seat all the way back into your lap, and one that kept farting. The miasma was overpowering. If they can make you change seats for religious reasons, how about because you can't breathe?
I agree, the guy with the problem should be escorted to a seat beside another man. You can always ask for a willing seat exchange.
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Israeli airline can't make women move seats for religious reasons, court rules [View all]
rpannier
Jun 2017
OP
Make the ultra-orthodox person pay for the seat on each side to keep it empty.
SharonAnn
Jun 2017
#36
Airlines may not refuse to sell an unsold seat on a plane on the basis of race, sex, etc.
geek tragedy
Jun 2017
#20
Yet, you raised it being "reasonable" in your previous post. That's why I used that term.
suffragette
Jun 2017
#24
If it's voluntary and limited to just a few rows for religious accommodation, I don't have an issue.
NutmegYankee
Jun 2017
#27