Rise of ‘seat squatters’ on flights prompts etiquette debate: Expert weighs in [Video]

As the rise of the travel term “seat squatters” circles the internet, some flyers may find themselves in a pickle when confronted with a passenger who’s stealing a seat.

One traveler shared a recent experience on Reddit in the “r/delta” forum with the title, “Rise of ‘Seat Squatters.’”

The user claimed to have witnessed three different seat squatting incidents while on a Delta flight.

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“First … a guy that was supposed to be in 28C was all the way up in 12B and was trying to argue it was his seat,” the user wrote. “The next was a lady in 18A that was being adamant with the seat holder that she needed to be by the window and not in the …