But that hasn't stopped the Internet from exploding with stories about an airplane seating plan that would force passengers to face each other in alternating directions. What's prompted all that talk?

The flight, on a regional Swedish airline, had seats that face each other, according to TikToker Megan Homme. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

An influencer from the USA has shone light on a horrific injustice in air travel — economy seats that literally face each other. I’ve never gotten the ick so hard in my LIFE.

Her seat is in one of two rows arranged to face each other, with Ms Homme nearly touching toes with the opposite passenger. “I've never seen this on a flight before,” she writes in the video ...