Originally Posted by
davetravels
Very Interesting. Thanx!
So, after priority boarding, how can I be sure to board as early as possible? Is it simply a matter of who's closest to the door first?
Yes, how early you are willing to queue in front of the door/desk. At the moment actual boarding begins there is usually already a queue of 60-70 ppl - so if its important to you, prepare to stand for quite a while.
Also, my 7 day check-in will be in about 3 hours. Is there a check-in strategy to getting an aisle seat? The seat map looked nearly empty a few days ago when I booked this.
From my experiences when traveling alone:
- check in at the earliest moment, and you get the middle seat. (To piss you off and make sure next time you perhaps pay for seat selection)
- as late as possible, and you not only get a window or aisle seat, but often one in the front rows or with extra space as well. (As obviously, on a full plane they hold back the most expensive seats to the last moment to see if anyone is willing to pay for it!).
So while there is no guarantee of an aisle seat or a particular strategy for that, for sure waiting the longest will get you the better seats (when traveling alone)!