Of all the annoying things couples do when they travel, the coerced seat swap may be the worst.
Kirstyn Allen saw it on a recent flight from Atlanta to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten. Two newlyweds boarded the plane after her and pressured another passenger to give up their assigned seat so they could sit together.
The displaced passenger sat down next to Allen.
"She seemed flustered and annoyed," recalled Allen, a business consultant from Atlanta.
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