Originally Posted by fatcat
I'm flying my first long haul flight in November (PER-SYD-SFO) with a mate and am wondering how I would go about lucking into having the seat next to/between us free?
Have you tried looking at seatguru to see what kind of plane you're on? If it's on Qantas, semetimes the seats are 2-4-2 in the rear of the cabin. You could always keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best, but I like to "make my own luck."

Enjoy the trip!