by Joseph Malek

Created on: October 03, 2008   Last Updated: April 11, 2009

If you are a frequent flier, as I once was, you should be familiar with the airliner model that will take you to your destination and home again. So too, you should have a pretty good idea of where you would like to sit within that plane.

Due to bladder control problems, some people like to sit near the restrooms. Most of them would also prefer an aisle seat, so as not to disturb the people next to them or reduce the time required to enter that restroom. By the way, a lower cabin pressure would also cause you to relieve yourself when you least expect it.

Some people prefer to be seated near an exit. You see, they want to be one of the first people out of the plane in the event of an emergency. You should also know that the first class section, with all of its extra comforts, isn't the safest place to be on that commercial airliner. Those who do survive are usually seated in the middle or the rear section of the plane.

Then again, if the plane does crash, you have almost no chance of seeing the Sun rise the next day. Like it or not, bad things can and do happen each and every day on that so called, "Safest way to travel."

Even the other people who are on the plane can be a pain. They talk too much or somehow disturb the tranquility of the journey. Being upset is not a good way to begin a vacation or work, if you are on your way to a business meeting.

Nothing, short of an air emergency, upsets me more than the person who complains constantly or orders several drinks and gets stinko drunk. I also don't like bumpy rides.

More than once, the plane I was in kept going up and down and side to side in a sudden and violent manner. That was the result of the weather confitions. It's no wonder to me why some people get air sick. For me, sitting in an aisle seat is like inviting disaster.

First of all, people walk over you on their way to the restroom. Served meals, drinks and snacks pass over your head and it is quite likely that the person on the other side of the aisle will want to talk to you. It's bad enough to have to be crammed into such a small space to begin with.

For all of those above reasons, I prefer a window seat just a little to the rear of the wings, where I can see what's going on outside of the plane. That is, if I don't fall asleep. If I do have to leave my seat, I can simply crawl over that other person and be as polite as I can to the people who I must step over, in order to get to the aisle.

Keep in mind that you should keep your seatbelt fastened at all times. Otherwise, no matter where you sit, you never know when that plane might drop suddenly. It sure wouldn't be polite to land on another persons head or cause an injury if you do fly out of your seat.

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