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by jamram82 5700 days ago
I flew every week for last 3 years. So here are my truths from trenches

- Avoid seats in the middle. Period. Exception - exit row or front row seats

- Select seats which do not have seats in front

- Do careful consideration before taking emergency exit seats. The door is more than 50 pounds. You need to unlatch it , twist-turn to get the door inside or throw it out.

- Do not take seats beyond the half way of the plane. The more you go behind, more you hear engine noise and longer it takes to disembark

- Avoid seats near toilets. You need to put up with stink or people standing in your legroom

- Take aisle seats if the wheels-2-wheels time is more than 3 hours

- For frequent flyers - note down the sun direction if you are taking window seat. It will help you choose left window seat or right window seat. You do not want to face the sun all the way during the flight. You selected window seat for a view, it is stupid to close down the windows.

- If flying red eye, choose window seat because you can rest your head against the window.