Activity for middle and window seats
I generally try to get an aisle seat, but that isn't always possible, because I often have to pick up and leave at the last minute. Most of my travel is overseas, so the flights are usually 8-10 hours long.
Almost every doctor suggests that you get up at least once an hour to stretch your legs and move around to avoid DVT. I tend to get bloated at high altitudes, so I really can't spend the entire flight in my seat. Yet, a lot of people get angry when I have to crawl over them to get out. I can understand if the aisle person is getting up every 15 minutes or half an hour, but is once an hour for a 10-hour flight asking too much?
Also, what do you do when you've been in your seat for a couple of hours (because you're trying to be polite) and really need to get out, but the aisle seat person is sleeping and completely stretched out so that the only way to get out is to wake him up? I really do try and be respectful of people, but those of us "penned in" really have no choice.
Any suggestions?