A cabin crew member has recently shared her top tips on landing your perfect place aboard a plane - in a bid to save holidaymakers money on reserved seating. If you've ever flown budget with the likes of Ryanair or easyJet without forking out the extra charge, you've more than likely ran the seat gauntlet.
Budget holidays typically tend to randomise seat allocations for those who don't pay a surcharge, meaning that party members are usually separated from one another. And even when a plane isn't full, with wiggle room for seat changes for split up families and friends - staff will sometimes stop switches to keep the plane balanced.
Kristie Koerbel, who has more than 20 years' worth of flight experience as a cabin crew member has urged customers to be proactive and pleasant when it comes to seating arrangements. Writing in the Irish Times, she penned: "If your family is split up on the flight, the chaotic rush of boarding is not when flight attendants can solve it for you."
