Mitra Amirzadeh, a flight attendant based in Orlando, said seat-swap requests are so common they occur during eight out of her ten monthly shifts. She says she mediates situations where a child is involved and if unable to find a volunteer to switch, she resorts to assigning passenger the role of a caretaker. One former flight attendant has taken to TikTok to offer insights into the likelihood of successfully swapping seats Read this story