by Ernest Smartt

Created on: October 05, 2008   Last Updated: May 07, 2009

With air travel the choices of flight times, dates, routes, and costs, are often very limited. In these cases, one choice will often be a determining factor regarding another choice. However, with seating you will usually have a fair chance of getting what you want if you book your flight early. Most people have a preference regarding where they sit in the plane. Some like an aisle seat for convenience in getting up and walking around without disturbing others. Others want a window seat for light and to enjoy the awesome view. Still others will choose either the front of the back of the plane, hoping for the smoothest ride. It is possible that you may not get the seat you hope for, but being demanding may make the trip stressful. If you are like some people, you really don't care where you sit, just getting the flight on the way and getting to your destination is all that matters. Often the seat choice is less significant than the one choice that we don't have, who will sit next to us.

I have been asked, "Do you want a window or aisle seat," and I love the window seat on short flights, so that is my answer. I like to watch for UFO's. Well, not really, but I do enjoy watching for the unusual, whatever that might be on any given day. It could be an awesome sunrise or sunset. I might have been blessed to see the Grand Canyon on a clear day, or New York City or Las Vegas, with all the lights on a clear night. If I am on a long flight, give me an aisle seat. I have restless leg syndrome (not diagnosed) and I need to move around often. It is good to have such a choice.

Most people have a valid reasons for any particular choice of seat on a flight. There are health reasons, personal reasons, fun reasons, air sickness reasons, pride reasons, and the list continues. We all have our preferences. I have been on planes that were packed full, and some that were almost empty. I really like the almost empty ones. On one flight there were about ten passengers. The seating choices were unlimited. However, all ten of us sat close to each other and just had a great time eating peanuts and talking about just about anything and everything. On another flight that was about 40% full I was blessed to be able to see and touch a Heisman trophy, and meet Billy Sims. Not only that but I sat next to him on the whole trip. I have to admit I prayed to be able to sit next to him.

It is said that the seats in the rear are the safest. There are quite a few people who choose that section,

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