Which Seat To Pick On A Plane?

Problem
Which seat to pick? Problem - they've given you the middle seat!

Answer
I was on a daytime flight to London. On check-in we discovered I had the middle seat. It didn't matter whose fault it was. they were not going to upgrade me to first class. Nor were they able to change my seat. The plane was full.

I had no choice. It was a case of go with the flow.

Advantages of Window seats
You can photograph the view. You can lean against the window to sleep.

Advantages of Aisle Seats
Aisle seats make it easier to get up, stretch your legs and go to the toilet or go to ask for a glass of water. Aisle seats make it easier to hail a passing flight attendant for something to eat. Aisles seats make it easier to find your way back to your seat.

Being in the middle of three gives you two people to talk to, doubles your chances of making a friend. I found myself sitting next to a fellow toastmaster.

Being in the middle of the central bank of seats is better than being by the window of the two some or  three some by the window. With two people either side having the aisle seats, you have double the chances of getting up when their seat is empty to go to the toilet.

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share posts.

The best seats on the plane?

How do you get the best seats? It depends what you consider the best seat.
I used to think I was winning with the window seat. But now I'll always opt for the aisle.

Yes, for years I preferred the window seat. Why? I liked to be able to look at the clouds. I thought it was less claustrophobic. I liked to see new countries as I flew over them and came into land. I liked to be able to sleep against the wall.

Then one day I was given an aisle seat. I decided that if I hated heights and felt claustrophobic, the best place to be on a plane was in the aisle. You have somewhere to run. You don't get tense trying not to go to the toilet because it involves waking two sleeping people and climbing over the person with the aisle seat who has bad ankles, can't stand upright, and thinks you must be a pole vaulter.

If the plane is near empty and you want to lie down, you are better off in the central bank of four seats than in the sets of three. So if I plan to sleep, I pick a seat in the bank of four.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3152127/How-best-seats-without-paying-Experts-reveal-tricks-trade-scoring-cheap-tickets-having-row-yourself.html

Angela Lansbury, travel writer, author, speaker.