Surviving a long distance flight isn't for wimps.
Crying babies, lavatory loving row mates & smaller than ever seats could make a multi-miled journey seem more like you're a 'Fear Factor' contestant rather than enjoying the beginning (or ending) of what should be (or have been) a relaxing vacation.
What can you do besides changing your seat - which is getting harder & harder to do as airlines seem to be on a mission to fill every possible space?
Maybe 'SeatGuru' can help.
Ok, SG isn't going to silence infants, constipate the incontinent nor 'un-crowd the plane', but it can tell you which seat is going to be the most comfortable on the plane - so you can reserve it in advance - at the same time you book your ticket.
And this service is free.
Yowza.
True - unless you're in 1st class (& even there not all seats are created equal) - there are truly zero comfortable seats.
But SG's greatest value is that you can avoid the very worst ones.
For example, if you are flying on Delta flight 200 (nonstop from LA to Atlanta, 10:30am-5:49pm, on a Boeing 757) SG would tell you that there are only 4 economy class seats (Row 27, Seats B,C,D,E) that are rated 'good' because the have 'some extra seat pitch' & they 'fully recline'.
Not exactly fit for royalty, but better than the 17 red rated 'poor' seats.
These boast 'less leg room', 'smaller seat area', 'immovable armrests', 'the inability to recline' or 'the close proximity to restrooms and/or gallies'.
Some red seats actually have more than one (or all) of the above.
So click on -
http://www.seatguru.com/
- & you may (at the very least) save your sacroiliac.
And you can also check what 'audio, video, internet & food' amenities are available on your flight.
OK, SG isn't some miracle site that's going to make your long airplane trip 'magic carpet ride perfect', but at least it might lessen your 'post-flight' chiropractic bill.
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