{"id":7845,"date":"2019-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/?p=7845"},"modified":"2020-04-02T05:36:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T19:36:58","slug":"middle-seat-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/laughs\/middle-seat-best\/","title":{"rendered":"7 reasons why the middle seat is the best seat of all"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might have heard some nonsense from my colleague, Zack, who sits on my left, about how people who prefer window seats are \u201cChampions of the Air<\/a>\u201d (pfft! Yeah, right). Or from my other colleague, Sarah, who sits on my right, and was harping on about the \u201cbenefits\u201d of sitting in the aisle seat<\/a> (um, who didn\u2019t already know all that?). Well, my friends, the time has come for us Middle Seaters to take a stand. It\u2019s time for us to speak out about our quiet, unassuming and often misunderstood free-for-all kingdom.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right. We\u2019re the selfless ones. The friendly chatterboxes who will pass you your meal… And maybe a few of the latecomers who forgot to check in online \ud83d\ude2c We\u2019ve all experienced the middle-seat life. Love it or hate it, I\u2019m here to show you it\u2019s a friend with benefits!<\/p>\n

Me, thinking about how much I love the middle seat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1. If you\u2019re feeling chatty, you\u2019ve got two vulnerable options<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re Chatty McGee and love learning your co-passengers\u2019 family histories, reasons for travelling and favourite brands of socks, you\u2019re in for the win! Don\u2019t worry if Window Seat Zack doesn\u2019t want to hear the intimate details of Aunt Mary\u2019s wedding \u2013 Sarah, your Aisle Seat Friend, is KEEEEEN!<\/p>\n

2. Double armrest, baby!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the middle seat, you are entitled to not one, but TWO armrests (if you can avoid eye contact with your window and aisle neighbours for the rest of the flight). Insider tip, though \u2013 get in early to mark your territory. If you\u2019re late to the party, you can\u2019t come back begging for your spot later in the game.<\/p>\n

Claim it now!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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3. Late check in? No worries!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While late window and aisle-seat lovers have to scramble for leftover seats next to screaming babies and toilet smells, you, my friend, can choose from a plethora of up-front middle seat options. Why? Because no-one wants the middle seat. Less competition = you\u2019ve already won.<\/p>\n

My daughter and I enjoying front-of-plane seats even though we checked in late, \u2018cause we\u2019re middle-seat-flyers. That wasn\u2019t her you heard screaming \ud83d\ude2c\ud83d\ude2c<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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4. Leg room potential ++<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Aisle Seat Lovers boast about their supposed leg room. But, my friends, did they consider the potential for your legs to wander into another seat\u2019s space? You\u2019ve got the option of three seats to stretch out under, so why not use them all? Again, just avoid all eye contact and know that it\u2019s kind of a jerk move \ud83d\ude2c\ud83d\ude2c\ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n

5. You can choose the comfiest shoulder<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Feeling sleepy? In the middle seat, you have not one, but TWO comfy shoulders to choose from. Sure, Aisle Seat Sarah\u2019s Italian knitted wool scarf looks enticing, but Window Seat Zack\u2019s snuggly cowl-necked hoodie will protect you from the chilly aircon AND any unexpected turbulence. Thanks, Zack!<\/p>\n

Well-rested after another comfy middle-seat flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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6. Earn extra brownie points with your travel buddy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cOh, don\u2019t worry honey. I\u2019ll take the middle seat\u201d. If you want to score serious brownie points with your travel pal, offer them the window or aisle seat. Don\u2019t mention how much you love the middle seat, though, \u2018cause you want them to think you\u2019re making a big sacrifice. Also, they\u2019re shouting lunch \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n

All loved-up with my aisle-seat-loving husband because I offered him dibs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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7. You\u2019re making the world a better place \ud83c\udf0d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s face it \u2013 almost no-one wants the middle seat. So take it and consider it your random act of kindness for the day. You\u2019re giving up your claim on one of the \u2018best seats in the house\u2019 and making someone else happy. Well done!!!<\/p>\n

If I still haven\u2019t convinced you of all the benefits of the Middle Seat Life, you can check out Sarah\u2019s pitch for the aisle seat here<\/a> and Zack\u2019s arguments for the window seat here<\/a> . But don\u2019t worry about me. I\u2019m pretty confident you\u2019ll come running back to the middle\u2026 they all do.<\/p>\n<\/i> CHECK OUT OUR TOP FLIGHT DEALS <\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You might have heard some nonsense from my colleague, Zack, who sits on my left, about how people who prefer window seats are \u201cChampions of the Air\u201d (pfft! Yeah, right). Or from my other colleague, Sarah, who sits on my right, and was harping on about the \u201cbenefits\u201d of sitting in the aisle seat (um, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7847,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[756],"tags":[475,473,474,476],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7845"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7861,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7845\/revisions\/7861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}