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Solo Travel-5 Tips on How to Get the Best Airplane Seats

May 25 2019
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Elizabeth Avery
air travel problems, airline fees

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5 tips on how to get a good seat on your next flight.  To catch a flight to my 67th country, I found it can be a challenge. (Solo Trekker does not book airlines or receive fees from any airline.)

Months ago I found that if your tour changes its dates, your airline may charge you 2X. (First, you may have a fee of $350 and then a new fare charge of $600! I paid about $1900 for my economy flight of $950. My tour gave me credit.) I thought it was easy from there. Stay tuned!

If you can’t pay for an upgrade to Business Class, you will be in a maze of challenges to get a good seat. Here is what I just found and some solutions.

Solo Travel-5 Tips on How to Get the Best Airplane Seats

Tip One: Frequent Flyer:

When you book your flight, join their  Frequent Flyer Program.

Even if this is your one trip with the airline, it will have some advantages.

One? I saw that my flight abroad this summer allowed their members to have seating online up until almost the flight’s departure.

Solo Travel-5 Tips on How to Get the Best Airplane Seats: Timing is Key:

Book a seat when you buy the ticket.

The trick here? My airline online did not yet have a seat map. I did not read the fine print which may have said when it was online.

Solo Travel-5 Tips on How to Get the Best Airplane Seats:

Tip Three:

Pay the $29 or other fee to reserve a flight for long overseas flights!

It is worth every penny.  I have spent evening and morning calling. I have gone online. I found out:

My flight had no seat map when I booked.

It then would only let you book a seat even if you pay more than 48 hours ahead. Then advance seating closed. Seating with an agent or online was free but only 23 hours ahead. (That meant a 25 hour black out.)

 

Solo Travel-5 Tips on How to Get the Best Airplane Seats: Online or Not?

Tip Four: Online Help:

Don’t assume you can do this online. I was told I could only do it at the airport (in Europe!)

Solo Travel-5 Tips on How to Get the Best Airplane Seats

Tip Five: App or no App!

 

I signed up for the app. I then found for the first trip my passport must be scanned at the airport.  If I booked a second airline. this likely would have been the same when a visa had to be manually checked.

 

What does all this mean?

You will do well to pay to book a seat in “advance” for a long overseas flight.

Don’t think you can check-in online to go abroad.

Know that the app will have some of the same issues as going online.

To save on baggage fees, see our link on packing light.

About the Author
Elizabeth Avery founded SoloTrekker4U.com in 2012, to connect single travelers with top solo travel deals and those with no single supplements. In 2020, she launched the free, user-friendly SoloTravelPricingTracker.net with 1,000+ tour/cruise and lodging providers offering 20,000 trips. It is the only search tool that allows those traveling alone to find solo vacation packages based on whether there are no single supplement deals. Elizabeth has visited all 50 US states and more than 68 countries around the world.

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