We arrived in Bangkok early on Thursday morning (14th Aug). Now, before I forget, it would appear that from both our flights, it is the ‘done thing’ to bring your granny along and sit her in any seat she wants to sit in (i.e. ours) and play the old sympathy card - “Oh, the old dear needs the extra leg room!” I must admit, this trick worked the first time (London to Delhi) but, second time round, NO! I stood our ground. Although Julie was definitely mortified by my great lines, which included: “We booked these seats 24hours ago so it ain’t our problem I’m afraid”, “Yup, we want to get some rest as well. That’s why we booked the seats with the extra leg room 24 hours ago” “Sorry, did I not mention we booked
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