What side of the plane do you sit on?

[blackcat20]

I've had a lot of spare time lately, and was doing a little thinking about flying, as you do. And I realised that everytime I fly, I always instinctively select seats (where the opportunity is available), on the left hand side of the plane. I do the same thing when travelling on a coach/bus. The only time I've sat on the right has been when I've had my seat allocated.

What side do you pick, do you have a preference? And does anyone know why? Someone told me it was to do with being a passenger in a car (ie. on the left in Aus)....

 

[medhead]

I pick left when departing ADL and right when arriving ADL. Maximises the chance to see my house. Otherwise I don't care.


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[Mal]

Lean towards ABC side, but often mix it up. Really don't have a particular side that I prefer.

 

[simongr]

Always plump for ABC but too often get stuck in D. Just feels like ABC should deplane first...

 

[serfty]

Away from the Sun/Sunrise as much as possible - although that won't take precedence over a bulkhead seat.

e.g. On 388 flights - QF93 I'll take 80A and on QF94 80K, QF10 ex SIN, 80K.

 

[Grooba]

Away from the Sun/Sunrise as much as possible - although that won't take precedence over a bulkhead seat.

e.g. On 388 flights - QF93 I'll take 80A and on QF94 80K, QF10 ex SIN, 80K.

+1.

With midday'ish flights I'll generally sit on the ABC side for some reason, less distance than the other side in terms of deplaning when there's 2 aisles.

 

[Flying Fox]

Generally I pick the left hand side of the aircraft but I'm not too fussed at the end of the day.

I'm more interested in how close I can get to the front of the aircraft !!!

 

[nlagalle]

After being caught out once with a 26B BP on a 767 and being subbed to a 734 so in the back row, I always now select the righthand side just in case..

However on INT flights I'll try and pick whichever seat is in front of the bulkhead.

 

[wingspan]

I tend significantly towards the port side of the ship. Not sure why but I guess it has something to do with reading from left to right so that when the seat diagram comes up, I just pick a seat near where my saccade passes first.

 

[stomplad]

I always chose aisle, prefer D (is that right hand side?) over C. Im right handed and prefer not to have the "active" hand in the aisle and away from trolleys.
Traveling Y I prefer row 4 or 6 behind Business then exit row. In J row 2 because I cant stretch out in bulkhead row 1.

 

[lightie]

I usually sit on left side, except when coming home(domestic) so I can see my House, otherwise about 95% A or B, when seats are allocated I see I usually am given A. I am lefthanded don't know if this means anything?

 

[simongr]

I thought I both knew a lot about flying and over analysed my seat selections but it seems I am barely an AM on the Pro/AM tournament.

 

[blackcat20]

I usually sit on left side, except when coming home(domestic) so I can see my House, otherwise about 95% A or B, when seats are allocated I see I usually am given A. I am lefthanded don't know if this means anything?

Hmmm. I started out as a leftie, but swapped over to my right hand early on (on my own, not forced).

I always choose an aisle on international flights, but always a C rather than a D... Maybe I like having my right hand free rather than squished my my neighbour...

 

[ozmille]

Not really important, there is not that much difference between 16AB and 16JK


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[blackcat20]

Not really important, there is not that much difference between 16AB and 16JK

Not much difference in row 70-something either

 

[bossreggie]

Left ALWAYS!!

Row 1 ALWAYS!!

Aisle (if 2 seats) ALWAYS!!

For those AFF'ers on my FB..... Look earlier this year when I was flying LHR-MEL and I was given 1K!! (Pics etc!!) I was in the lounge when I checked my BP.... Usually don't ever as I have the same seats every time I fly! After about 30 minutes I was presented with the BP I should have had!!

 

[KateMayo]

Always a window seat and I get the maps out and look at which side I think is going to get the better view. (Self-funded leisure flyer :!

 

[Austman]

On one aisle planes it's an aisle seat on the other side to the sunrise or sunset.

On two aisle planes it's as above but also in the middle section.

 

[YQY]

What side do you pick, do you have a preference?.

I normally sit on the inside of the plane.

 

[Mogul]

Always try and snag an A seat especially when I want a sleep as I sleep better on that side. Short flights would rather be up the front rather than in the middle with an A seat.