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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
I fly economy about once a week. Here are the best seats to book on a plane — and rows I always avoid.
I'm a frequent flyer and I love an aisle seat in first or business class. If I'm in economy, I go for an aisle seat in an exit row or behind a bulkhead so I get more legroom. Generally, I try to get an aisle seat and avoid sitting near a bathroom or galley. As a frequent traveler, I fly almost every week. Last year, I went on 62 flights. Naturally, I have developed a number of preferences when it comes to where I'm sitting on a plane. My favorite place to sit is in an aisle seat in business or first class. But even my Premier 1K status on United doesn't always get me upgraded, so I make sure to be strategic when studying that seat map for economy. Here are the seats I try to choose on a plane when I want a comfortable, pleasant flight. When I can't snag an upgrade, you'll find me in the aisle seat in the roomy exit row. If my aircraft has two exit rows, one behind the other, which is the case for the Boeing 737 Max aircraft on which I often travel, I select the row closer to the back of the cabin. Because of safety regulations, the exit row in front of me can't recline into my exit row, which prevents inconsiderate passengers from leaning back into my personal space. Just keep in mind that exit row seats also come with certain requirements, including the willingness to help other passengers in an emergency. I'm also known to select seats in the bulkhead row that's directly behind a wall, curtain, or screen because they often come with extra legroom. Plus, I can guarantee there won't be a passenger in front of me reclining right into my lap. For me, this spot has one drawback: There are no seats in front of me to store my bag under, and I can't keep it by my feet for safety reasons. So if I book this seat, I try to board quickly and secure space in a nearby overhead bin so I can access my belongings throughout the flight. When I'm with a travel companion and we want to sit together in a typical three-seat row, one of us will end up with the dreaded middle seat. Since being next to the aisle is basically a nonnegotiable for me, I'll instead book two aisle seats directly across from one another. This way, we're still close enough to chat and feel like we're traveling together, but we still have a decent amount of space. Another (riskier) strategy is to book the window and aisle of the same row — if you're lucky, the middle seat might remain empty. I've been on many trips where the flight attendant gets on the intercom to ask most passengers to remain seated while several people with tight connections deboard. Unfortunately, I've often seen that request ignored. So if I have a connecting flight to catch and only an hour or so to do it, I book an aisle seat as close to the front of the cabin as possible. Those extra few minutes when everyone is fiddling with their overhead luggage could mean the difference between making or missing my next flight. A seat by a bathroom isn't preferable for several reasons. For one thing, passengers might be lining up throughout the flight to wait to use it. This means spending a lot of the flight with butts near your face. You'll also frequently hear the toilet flushing, and bad aromas may waft out the door, neither of which goes well with your pretzels and ginger ale. I also avoid sitting near a galley area, which can also have a lot of foot traffic because it's where flight attendants prep the food and beverage service. This spot is convenient if you want to grab another drink or get your meal quickly, but it can get noisy and busy. This is especially important to keep in mind if you're a light sleeper. Read the original article on Business Insider
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Yahoo
Plane Passenger Publicly Shamed by Flight Attendant After He Threw Tantrum About Reclining, Tried to Steal Storage Space
An airline passenger was left amazed when the person sitting in front of them tried to take over their personal storage space — and threw a tantrum after they were confronted about it. In a Reddit post shared to the r/UnitedAirlines subreddit on Thursday, Feb. 13, a frequent flyer who wrote that they were a member of United Airlines' Premier 1K program shared an unusual argument they had with the person sitting in front of them. "So this is a new one for me..." the Redditor began. "...Did my pre-board, sat in my window seat, second row of exit. Put my briefcase under the seat. A few minutes later, another passenger sat in the window seat directly in front of me." "Did not think anything about this but felt my briefcase pushing against my feet. I am thinking, 'WTF?' " the user continues. "I look under the seat and see the person in front of me trying to push their laptop bag under their seat, and into my under-seat storage." Related: United Passenger Banned After Fellow Travelers Had to Restrain Him with Zip Ties for Violent Outburst: WATCH The Redditor learned forward to tell the passenger in front of them: "Uh, the space you are trying to put your laptop bag is my storage, the space under the seat in front of you is your storage space." "The person freaks out... 'I am a uber million miles flyer and the space under my seat is my storage space, not yours so stop pushing back against my bag,' " the Redditor recounts, revealing they immediately thought to call over the flight attendant — but decided against it after the passenger offered them a few choice words. "Of course, this person says 'FU,' and turns around and slams back into their seat," the user writes. "I am thinking, 'Wow, never had that happen before...' " The "funniest part" of the whole situation came just a minute later, the Redditor writes, after they could see the person in front of them "slamming back into the seat in an attempt to recline." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Anyone that flies even a little bit knows that the seats in an exit row, or those before the exit row do not recline," they continue. "This person thought I was pushing against the seat, I guess, because they reach up, push the attendant call button." "The attendant was there in a [second] and the person said that I am somehow not allowing them to recline. I am thinking, 'Wow, can this morning get any better?' " the post continues. "The attendant politely explains that this seat does not recline due to it being in an exit row." The Redditor writes that their fellow passenger freaked out again, telling the flight attendant: "This is [bulls---], I am an uber million miles flyer and have never had this issue on any other airline. I will never fly United ever again." Related: United Airlines Flight to Washington D.C. Turns Back to Nigeria as 'Technical Issue' Leaves 6 People Injured "Interestingly, the flight attendant says to the passenger, 'I think we need to move you as you cannot sit in the exit row since you do not understand the exit row requirements,' " the Reddit user writes. "I was waiting for another blow up, but the person just realized they were not going to fly if they kept this up, so got up and moved to another seat, of course behind the exit row, and another person got a nice upgrade," the post ends, with the Reddit user joking that the incident was "amazing." Tons of commenters agreed with the original poster, writing that they especially felt bad for the flight attendant who became "babysitters for adults." "She was no nonsense. I really appreciate this..." the original poster wrote of the flight attendant. "Sounds like a person who has never flown once in their years of living," another commenter added. Another chimed in: "I don't believe these people are ignorant, just trying to be jerks and cow others into letting them do it." Read the original article on People
