Which would you prefer: sitting in the middle seat for a
long flight or having a hole drilled in your head? A recent survey was done to
determine the top five middle seat annoyances:
1. Having a nosy seatmate peering over your shoulder
2. Crawling over someone to get to the bathroom
3. Not being able to stretch out
4. Having an overweight seatmate on either side of you
5. Not having a place to rest your head
2. Crawling over someone to get to the bathroom
3. Not being able to stretch out
4. Having an overweight seatmate on either side of you
5. Not having a place to rest your head
If you’re a traveler there’s a chance you will be doomed to
the middle seat at some point, here are some tips to avoid and survive the
middle seat.
Make a narrow escape – Your first chance to escape the middle
seat is to select an aisle or window when your first book your flight, however
some airlines charge an additional fee, but it’s definitely worth it! If the
worst happens and you discover that only middle seats are available then
contact the airline to enquire if any better seats have become available, even
if you have to pay for an upgrade!
You have prime placement on the armrests – Travelers often get
confused about proper armrest etiquette, there is a rule of thumb that has
worked for many people over the years: the person in the middle seat has
priority when it comes to the armrests on both sides. Passengers in the more
comfortable seats on either side of the middle seat will get the slightly less comfortable
part of the armrest – it’s only fair!
Go before you go – If there was ever a time to behave like a
four year old and visit the bathroom multiple times in the airport before your
flight, this is it! And if you do ever have to get up from your seat during the
flight do it before the person starts watching a movie, reading a book or falls
asleep!
Use sleep and comfort aids – No, I don’t mean drugs, but rather
neck pillows, eye covers, noise cancelling headphones or anything else that can
make it possible for you to sleep or rest while sitting straight with nothing
to lean on.
Surrender – If you do end up in the dreaded window seat, it
will help if you just accept early that its not gonna be fun, easy or
comfortable, so you might as well make the best of it! It’s going to be
horrible, but sooner or later you will be on the ground. In other words: this
too shall pass.
People dislike the middle seat so much that they will go to
great lengths to avoid it; some travelers would even stay an extra night at
their hotel than h
ave to endure the middle seat! It’s true that majority of us
would rather go to the dentist than have to tell a seatmate that you have to go
to the bathroom.
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Written By: Christine Romans
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