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Mike Starling

The empty middle seat: A perk that every economy passenger hopes for when flying

Every airline passenger that books in economy hopes for one thing – that the aircraft doors close and there’s no one sitting in the middle seat beside them.

The middle seat has long been bemoaned by travellers, both those in the aisle and window seats that have to share an armrest or more with whoever is occupying the middle seat, and for those passengers stuck wedged in a middle seat between two others.

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