You have two choices, either sit in the
middle seat of a long flight, or drill a hole in your head. Which do you pick?
A recent survey was done to determine the
top five middle seat annoyances:
1. Having a nosy seatmate looking over
your shoulder
2. Falling 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
Here are 5 top tips to avoid as well as
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!
Use 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. 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 sleeping.
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.
Just
give in – If you do end up in the dreaded middle
seat, it will help if you just accept early that it’s not going 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! 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.
Avoid the middle seat completely and book your shuttle service with Airport Shuttle in Cape Town or Durban today!
