Sure there is, just buy the seat next to you. Or book a private flight. Or drive. There's all kinds of things I don't like about commodity-priced airline seats

Sure there is, just buy the seat next to you. Or book a private flight. Or drive. There's all kinds of things I don't like about commodity-priced airline seats either, but that's the choice we all have; either buy what you actually want or take what you paid for.