Money Moral Dilemma: Should I have to pay extra for sitting with my friends on a flight?

MSE_Sarah

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I recently went on holiday with a group of friends. They discussed paying a bit more to sit together on the plane, and I went along with it as I thought it'd be about £7 extra each way. My friend paid in advance for the group, and I later found out it was £25 extra each way. I'd never have agreed to it if I'd known the cost - but should I just pay up to avoid an awkward conversation?

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happyandcontented

If you weren't organising it you should have asked up front what the cost was. Now, yes, you should pay up as you 'went along with it' and your friend booked and paid on that premise.

Voyager2002

Somewhat lame dilemma: is it reasonable to make your friend pay for you?

onomatopoeia99

You agree, you pay. If you had a ceiling on how much you'd pay, you should have made this clear before agreeing.

Waits for the usual suspects to appear and claim this is made up....

TELLIT01

If you agreed without either knowing or asking how much it would be then of course you should pay. If the person booking said it would be £7 and then booked at £25 without asking I'd be extremely unhappy, but would probably pay up if they were a good friend. If it was done through a friend of a friend I'd probably tell them to whistle for is.

EssexExile

How was your friend supposed to know what your limit was if you didn't tell them?

theonlywayisup

Another pointless "money moral dilemma", I do wonder what MSE get out of this sort of thread.

REJP

Of course you pay, your friend has already paid for you. Why should your friend be out of pocket?

Chunkeemonkey

You should have asked beforehand how much it was going to cost. It’s not fair to not pay the friend because of your mistake sorry

uk2009

pay up if you want to remain friends, otherwise refuse.

Mountain_Man_2

The question ought to be - 'why on earth can airlines get away with charging for sitting with the rest of a group'. If groups are separated it results in many people wandering up & down the aisle to chat with their friends.