What's the best airplane seat?

[chri'stina 190]

wow those are awesome!!!! How can I find out what my flight path is to see what the heck i'm flyin' over?

check the back of teh flight magaine in the pocket in front of your seat. Usually there is a map with a somewhat accurate idea of their flight routes. Also many of the planes now have a map running throughout the flight that tells you where you are.

Yeah we had a real time map with a little plane symbol on it showing where we were on the little tv's in front of our seats. I thought that was so cool. But I hadn't been on a plane since I was 4 years old before that, so the whole experience of just being on a big plane captivated me.

ok so has anyone ever heard of someone getting sucked into outerspace while sitting at the emergency exit or is this just an unfounded ungrounded fear in my head?

I think if anyone on the plane gets sucked into outerspace, it won't only be the person at the emergency exit. So I wouldn't worry about it.

If you are a afraid to fly, then let me tell you how scared I was to get on a plane to go to India. I am afraid of heights and a plane freaked me out. The first take off freaked me out, I had no recollection that they suddenly press the pedal to the medal and go from really slow to super fast in a matter of a second. lol. But after having to do that 3 times on the way to India, I was used to it and conquered my fear of flying. IMO if I could, anyone can. I don't go on rollercoasters, ever! Yet I am now ok with going on a plane. hehe.

[TracyTN 237]

There has to be some sort of bladder-capacity cut-off for taking the window seat. I can't stand it when I get the aisle and I have to get crawled over 6 thousand times by Mr. Peepants who took the window seat.

On a long flight, though, I'll always take the aisle because I can't sleep on planes. That way I can get up without waking anyone up. On a short flight, the window. The other advantage of the aisle is that if someone rather large is sitting next to you and encroaching on your space, you can kind of lean out the aisle.

But I always, ALWAYS ask for the emergency exit rows. Soooo sweet.

Mr. Peepants! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW this site is great for helping you choose the best seat: Seat Guru

[KarenCee 3]

Short flight: Window

Long flight: Aisle

I'm one of those unfortunates with a small bladder...or maybe it could have something to do with the fact that I'm a diabetic?

[doodlebug 3]

There has to be some sort of bladder-capacity cut-off for taking the window seat. I can't stand it when I get the aisle and I have to get crawled over 6 thousand times by Mr. Peepants who took the window seat.

On a long flight, though, I'll always take the aisle because I can't sleep on planes. That way I can get up without waking anyone up. On a short flight, the window. The other advantage of the aisle is that if someone rather large is sitting next to you and encroaching on your space, you can kind of lean out the aisle.

But I always, ALWAYS ask for the emergency exit rows. Soooo sweet.

Mr. Peepants! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW this site is great for helping you choose the best seat: Seat Guru

That site is amazing!!! Thanks so much! I now know the seats I'm gonna shoot for once I'm finally able to select them.

[edsperfect 25]

Just curious especially for longer flights, what everyone's preference is and why. I can't choose my seat until 24 hours before my flight this Monday, and even then I may not have much of a choice but I'm hard pressed to decide. I definitely don't want the middle but do I go for a window so I can rest my head or an aisle so I can come and go without buggin' anyone?

I prefer the pilot seat myself altough it has been any years since i have done that

[TracyTN 237]

There has to be some sort of bladder-capacity cut-off for taking the window seat. I can't stand it when I get the aisle and I have to get crawled over 6 thousand times by Mr. Peepants who took the window seat.

On a long flight, though, I'll always take the aisle because I can't sleep on planes. That way I can get up without waking anyone up. On a short flight, the window. The other advantage of the aisle is that if someone rather large is sitting next to you and encroaching on your space, you can kind of lean out the aisle.

But I always, ALWAYS ask for the emergency exit rows. Soooo sweet.

Mr. Peepants! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW this site is great for helping you choose the best seat: Seat Guru

That site is amazing!!! Thanks so much! I now know the seats I'm gonna shoot for once I'm finally able to select them.

[Jasman0717 9]

Just curious especially for longer flights, what everyone's preference is and why. I can't choose my seat until 24 hours before my flight this Monday, and even then I may not have much of a choice but I'm hard pressed to decide. I definitely don't want the middle but do I go for a window so I can rest my head or an aisle so I can come and go without buggin' anyone?

I prefer the pilot seat myself altough it has been any years since i have done that

That would be a great seat and what a view!

[Scott & Lai 12]

wow those are awesome!!!! How can I find out what my flight path is to see what the heck i'm flyin' over?

check the back of teh flight magaine in the pocket in front of your seat. Usually there is a map with a somewhat accurate idea of their flight routes. Also many of the planes now have a map running throughout the flight that tells you where you are.

Cool, thanks. I tried looking online but it just shows boston and then a little insert with london and then it shows cairo with a little insert with london so not the whole route. Be cool if I could see like the eiffel tower or something, though I doubt we'd be flying that low to see it.

Does anyone know why I can't select my seat until 24 hours before the flight with British Air? Is it a security thing or something?

There has to be some sort of bladder-capacity cut-off for taking the window seat. I can't stand it when I get the aisle and I have to get crawled over 6 thousand times by Mr. Peepants who took the window seat.

On a long flight, though, I'll always take the aisle because I can't sleep on planes. That way I can get up without waking anyone up. On a short flight, the window. The other advantage of the aisle is that if someone rather large is sitting next to you and encroaching on your space, you can kind of lean out the aisle.

But I always, ALWAYS ask for the emergency exit rows. Soooo sweet.

ok so has anyone ever heard of someone getting sucked into outerspace while sitting at the emergency exit or is this just an unfounded ungrounded fear in my head?

From what I've read, it is physically impossible for the door to open while in flight, due to the tremendous amount of pressure on the door. If it were to "open," it would mean the body of the plane was torn away, and you'd have a lot of company as you flew away

[doodlebug 3]

Well I selected window seats for each leg of my trip but I just noticed something strange..........looking at both the British Air site and the seatguru.com site it looks like it allowed me to select a business class seat even though I'm only a "world traveler", not a "world traveler plus". Let's hope they don't catch on to that lil computer glitch!

['my_destiny' 0]

I like window seat in the first seat of the plane or the exit row B)

[me_4_musa 1]

Aisle seat.

[payxibka 10,045]

my vote is a window seat on an emergency exit row of seats

Agreed as long as the seat back reclines. Some exit rows seatbacks as well as some seats in rows right in front of the exit row do not recline and that is miserable on a long flight. Been there, done that...

[Scott & Lai 12]

Window seat, so I can take pictures Plus, if my fear of flying starts to be overwhelming, I can always trade seats with Lai

[maggieNomar 0]

and that was an awesome time to be near a window because we flew over the Alps and saw them so clearly. I even took pictures out of the plane window of them.

oh wow that must have been amazing!!!!!!!

my vote is a window seat on an emergency exit row of seats

do i dare ask why?

more leg room, essential for tall people with crappy knees like me

Oh good point! I would be worried that the door would fly open mid flight and I'd get sucked into the atmosphere. . . but that's just me. . . and that's why I'm bringing along a sedative

Gosh Doodle, you do think of everything . thanks to you I think all of my flying fears have been brought to light. Now I can start therapy with great hopes of recovery. Hope you had a nice flight with all of that on your mind.

[Nikita2Charles 32]

I voted window seats but at time I prefer aisle due to the convenience of moving around, worse thing you want to to use the restroom and it's Food serving time, you are stuck until they are done, or it's very unconfortable of having the people leaving their seat with their tray so you can get out.