So you’ve booked a flight from Charlotte to Los Angeles, traveling coach, and get on the aircraft only to discover your seat doesn’t recline… or that you’re seated near the lavatory… brilliant! Fortunately there’s a terrific online resource to help you avoid this type of situation.
If you’re a frequent traveler and haven’t checked out SeatGuru, you’re missing out on a great resource for understanding where you want – and definitely don’t want – to be seated on any aircraft!
The site uses a simple color-coded diagram of aircraft interiors to indicate the desirability of different seats, as well as the location of the lavs, galley, exit rows, bulkheads, and closets:
When booking your flights, all you need to do is capture what aircraft you’re flying – which is usually quite easy:
…and then toggle over to SeatGuru to check out the desirability of the available seats. (Virtually every airline and aircraft are listed on the site.)
In addition, contact information, baggage requirements and related information are listed for every airline.
Another neat feature, should you wish to use it, is the site’s “Booking Buddy.” which enables you to compare fares offered by a number of discount fare providers:
I’ve used the site for years, and it’s very handy and helpful. Bookmark it and try it the next time you’re (or your agent) is booking flights (click on their logo at the top of this post to go to the site.) It’ll give you a much better shot at sitting in as good a location as possible. Now if they could just develop the technology to ensure that you’re not sitting near a crying infant…. :-)
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