Flying is a big headache. Lost bags, delayed flights, disrespectful passengers, and jet lag are a few of the nuisances. I get a little crazy about where I sit. You see, I prefer the aisle seat. I am not particularly excited about seeing out the window since usually I am just staring at clouds. I know those that prefer the window seat will argue that sitting there allows you to rest your head against the window. I get it. However, I am more interested in an easy exit to the bathroom. Most importantly, in an emergency I won’t have to climb over heads to get to the exit slide. Yes, the exit slide seems like a ton of fun. I am fully prepared to use it and have been practicing the proper technique of where to place my arms every time I go to the neighborhood park. Why is it only for those that have to endure an emergency?
Specifically when I travel with my family I must deal with an issue that seems so fixable that it baffles me the airlines have not addressed it. The existing seat configurations are not intuitive and lack creativity. Here is why. When I look at my boarding pass, it reads seat “31B.” It would make my life a tad bit happier to know whether seat 31 B is a window, aisle or middle seat. I shouldn’t have to go to the seat map on the airline’s website to answer that question. The problem confounds itself because some airlines do not use consecutive seating (A,B,C,D, etc.) but rather non-consecutive letters (C,F,G). The letters themselves are meaningless.
The solution: If I am sitting in the window seat of aisle 31, quite simply tell me by designating itas “31 A”. This time the letter “A” has a logical meaning for aisle. If I am stuck in the window seat, then let me know on my boarding pass with “31 W”. If I am jammed into the center seat, well then, “31 C”.
I can just hear everyone now screaming “what about jumbo jets with multiple middle seats” and “what about the fact that there are two windows, two aisles, and two center seats in most rows.” A little creativity will go along way. A simple superscript “L” or “R” could be used to designate the left or right side of the plane. How about seat “31 C1” for the first center seat and “31C2” for the second center seat. The airlines can even be creative for row 31 that is an exit row with “31 X”
Aha…I feel a little better getting this off my chest. This plan may even save the airlines precious money in that it will speed up the process of boarding preserving precious fuel. The best thing is that it will allow me to know exactly where my seat will be. Hopefully, in an aisle located near the exit slide. Wheeeeee.
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