Where to sit on a plane for the best service
How many times has it felt like you’re the last person being served on your flight. You might have waited patiently for your meal, but when the passenger four rows up is making a bit of a scene, you know who the flight attendant is going to serve first.
You can hardly blame them for this, and you have to admit keeping a plane full of people fed, refreshed and comfortable at 10,000 feet mustn’t be easy. By the same token, a little bit of personalised special attention would never go astray.
But what are our options, aside from springing for a first class seat?
Well, it just so happens that your choice of seat can make a big difference.
In an article on Oyster, flight attendant Annie Kingston explains that it’s the passengers who’re seated in the last few rows who are most likely to get goodies.
“We like to avoid responding to call bells from the front of the plane because answering one means potentially flaunting whatever item the passenger has requested to everyone else along the way. This can cause a problem since planes often don’t have enough extra vodka, pillows, earplugs, and toothbrushes, or the time on shorter flights to deviate from the service schedule. For passengers sitting near the back of the plane, however, it’s much easier to slip in that second mini bottle of wine,” she writes.
“We checked in with other flight attendants, and they agreed the back is where it’s at.”
What are your thoughts? Where do you like to sit on a plane?