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The option exists. It's called buying two tickets.

• elil17 6y ago
  The whole article is about how the option exists. My point is that it should not be an option! You should not be allowed to sit next to a stranger and potentially infect them with COVID
  • roenxi 6y ago
    Airlines have been sitting people next to strangers who could be infected with anything for more than 50 years. Life is not without a certain amount of risk.
  • lagadu 6y ago
    A month ago you could be seated next to a stranger infected with ebola or tuberculosis. What's different about covid?
    • Beldin 6y ago
      Covid-19 is a pandemic.
    • ceejayoz 6y ago
      > A month ago you could be seated next to a stranger infected with ebola or tuberculosis. This was vanishingly unlikely, especially on a US airline, and both are substantially more difficult to catch.
• caseyf7 6y ago
  You can’t buy an empty seat. For instance, if you want to buy the middle seat to ensure it is empty, they won’t let you. At least they wouldn’t prior to this year.
  • ceejayoz 6y ago
    Sure you can, and have been able to for years. It's easier if you say it's because you're overweight, though. https://viewfromthewing.com/who-knew-you-can-buy-an-empty-middle-seat-for-more-space-on-all-the-big-us-airlines/ https://viewfromthewing.com/who-knew-you-can-buy-an-empty-mi...