Phill is right...it's a sad fucking commentary on where we are in the land of the free, but the slightest bit of "backtalk" and your ass is gone.
The airlines and the crew and the PIC (pilot in command) will not hesitate for one second to leave your ass behind, and the bosses, the cops and the government will back them up 100 percent, if you show the slightest bit of non compliance.
I fly quite a bit and I'm stunned that booze has not been banned outright.
Flying, in the land of the free, is lot like going to prison for a few hours.
Shuffle along, don't make eye contact, don't make waves, sit down, strap in and shut the fuck up until you can get the hell off.
It is truly a
miserable experience for anybody with any sense of personal autonomy and individual liberty, from the initial gate rape to the final sneering cops as you leave the terminal.
Now, your typical AmeriKunt doesn't care, they are used to being bossed around and herded up like cattle.
Leaving all other musings aside, would you, as a pilot, wish to set the precedent that all passengers should be able to get other passengers moved around because of "whatever?"
Passengers are boarding. You are going through your final checklist with your co-pilot. Making sure that the plane is in operational order for defying the bounds of gravity.
Passenger A doesn't want to sit next to passenger B because the are too fat. Passenger C doesn't want to sit next to passenger D because they "look sketchy." Passenger E doesn't want to sit next to passenger F because because passenger E prefers passengers F window seat.
No. Board. Shut the fuck up. Go from point A to point B. Then bitch and moan all you want.
The pilot has more to worry about than playing musical chairs.