The Dreaded Middle Seat Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past… For A Price
Amy & T.J.
iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
With the big announcement from United Airlines that it will soon be offering an economy plus row with a shared table instead of a middle seat passenger, we get into a full “middle seat “discussion. First, how much would you be willing to pay to avoid someone sitting next to you, and second, what exactly are the rules around middle seat boundaries? Who gets the armrests, and what do you do if you find yourself in the middle, of a middle seat horror story? We also discuss the actual BENEFITS of a middle seat, although T.J. isn’t buying any of them.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.2 | Hey, folks, we're about to have a debate about something that I thought was not up for debate anymore. |
| 0:11.7 | This should be settled, and I don't know why people are still arguing over this. |
| 0:15.7 | Obviously, we know who gets the armrests on a plane? |
| 0:21.6 | And with that, welcome, everybody. |
| 0:22.8 | I'm T.J., that's robes. |
| 0:23.9 | You're laughing. |
| 0:24.9 | This is settled law. |
| 0:27.2 | We could say unwritten rule. |
| 0:29.1 | Why is anybody confused about what to do with the armrest? |
| 0:32.1 | If you're in the middle seat... |
| 0:34.6 | You should get both armrests. |
| 0:36.4 | Yes. |
| 0:37.2 | That is the unwritten rule. |
| 0:38.8 | However, it is not always adhered to. |
| 0:44.8 | Who's making a fight? |
| 0:46.3 | You got the aisle or you got the window. |
| 0:48.9 | You got one armrest to eat. |
| 0:50.2 | Poor people in the middle seat. |
| 0:52.0 | You feel bad for them, so you give them both armrests. |
| 0:55.2 | Why is this controversial? Because some people don't agree with that, and they think this is my seat, |
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