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Conflict resolution expert Emily Skinner recently spoke to Travel + Leisure about how to say "no" to someone who wants to swap seats on an airplane

Skinner said to go in with a game plan, knowing how you will respond to a potential request ahead of time

She also shared what to do in the event that the situation escalates and the other person becomes hostile

Unsure how to navigate that awkward moment when a fellow airline passenger asks to swap seats?

Travel + Leisure recently spoke to conflict resolution expert Emily Skinner to discuss how to politely decline when someone asks if they can have the seat you technically paid for — as well as what to do should things escalate.

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