Why you should always pick the ‘worst seat’ on the plane, according to flying

Experienced flyer John Burfitt has revealed exactly why you should pick the seat often deemed the ‘worst’ on an aeroplane – and it actually makes a lot of sense

Unless you can afford to splash out on business class tickets, travelling in an aeroplane can be pretty uncomfortable – especially if you’re flying long haul.

Whether you’re someone who likes to stare out the window for the entire journey, you’re up every half an hour needing the loo or you’re the unlucky one who always stuck with a kid kicking them in the back for the entire trip.

Thankfully one frequent flyer has revealed a sneaky way to get around the latter happening on your next trip – and it involves carefully selecting where to sit.

While most travellers stress over picking the best seat on a plane, John Burfitt says he always chooses the ‘worst’ seat on a plane when he travels – the window seat at the back of the plane, by the toilets.

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Writing for escape.com.au, he claimed that it can actually be the most relaxing place to sit. John explained how after once spending an entire flight being kicked in the back by a passenger, he vowed never to have a similar experience again.

Towards the end of the journey he walked down the aisle to go to the bathroom and soon realised there was nothing behind the last row of seats but a wall, so if he sat there, no one could ever kick him in the back again.

“In that instant, I decided the back row would be the only place I would sit on a long flight from now on,” he wrote.

“Sure enough, on my next flight, I booked into the back row of the cabin and, even better, my seat was the one right next to the window. As I nestled into that corner, I discovered what true airline love is about. I had just found the best seat on the plane.”

He goes on to list all the benefits of his chosen seat, which include not getting kicked, never getting hit by the trolley, not being bumped by passengers as they pass in the aisle and being able to lean into the corner wall to doze off. And these aren’t the only plus points of this seat.

According to pipeaway.com, selecting the back seats may mean you get an entire row to yourself, as not many people choose to sit at the rear of the plane. This would mean you could spread yourself out over two or three seats at your leisure.

They add that the last row is also great for those who don’t want to sit too close to children, as families are often placed in bulkhead seats.

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