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It is not awkward at all. Tell him to move his backpack (if there is one) and sit there.
I envy your social skills. ^^'
Its actually a lack of them.
"Hey, can you move your bag so I can have that seat?"
Is a profound lack of give a damn about how uncomfortable I make other people. They know what they are doing, quietly signalling that they dont want anybody sitting there. Other people who do have social graces will stand around quietly staring daggers and silently judging, Im just gonna make this shit awkward for the both of us.
Yep, it's the rules of the game.
You just ask politely to move their bag, then passively offer to move their bag for them, then sling the bag onto the luggage rack and sit down.
I've also been known to sit on someone's lap when they refused to move their bag.
(Obviously with the caveat of my tall privilege. It's incredibly shit to ignore someone entirely and hope they go away)