A travel influencer has shared the little-known hack she uses that sometimes allows her to ‘choose’ where she sits on a plane after getting on – although it’s a bit of a gamble
There’s a little-known hack you can use before boarding a plane that might just get you the best seat on the flight, according to a travel influencer.
Getting the best seat on a plane can make all the difference in terms of comfort when you’re flying, especially if it is a long-haul flight. However, nowadays many airlines make you pay a bit – sometimes a lot – extra to reserve the seat you want.
However Sheridan, who documents her travel abroad with her husband Greg on TikTok (@findusontheroad), says there is something you can do before boarding that means, sometimes, you can “choose” what seat you want when you get on the plane.
In a recent TikTok video, she filmed herself and Greg at the back of a queue of passengers making their way onto a plane. She wrote: “FLIGHT HACK: ALWAYS board your flight last and that way if they had you sitting next to someone before… now you can choose any open seat if the flight is not full.”
Her video has been viewed more than 4.1million times, and racked up 81,000 likes. Reacting in the comments section, one person said: “Shhh don’t give away our secrets.”
Another commenter claimed they were an airline worker for 10 years, and worked on around 20 to 30 flights every day. They said the “odds are very much not in your favour” with this hack, but admitted “it may work occasionally”.
But it would appear that if you want to give it a try, you need to be prepared for a slightly embarrassing walk back to your original seat if it doesn’t go to plan. Another commenter said: “I did that once and had to shamefully walk to my seat lol.” And a fourth said: “I used to ALWAYS do this, but now flights are always too full.”
