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Have you ever wondered if the seats you’ve selected (or have been assigned) are good ones? Typically you don’t know until you board the airplane and by then, it’s way too late. I’ll never forget the flight to Shanghai I took in June, 2004 on United Airlines. The equipment was a Boeing 747-400 configured in 3 classes, First, Business, and Cattle.

Unfortunately, I was in Cattle in row 62, in seat F. This seat is in the middle of the middle section at the very back of the airplane up against a galley and on the direct route to the lavatories. As a bonus, the seat reclined all of 2 degrees…This was a 12 hour flight (total time in seat, nearly 14 hours.) By the time I was aware of all of the shortfalls to the seating, it was far too late to do anything about it. Boy do I wish I’d had known about Seat Guru before that flight. It was miserable.



Seat Guru has a comprehensive database of equipment, configurations, and amenities for major US and International airlines. This is definitely the place to visit before you select your seats, particularly on the next long flight you have to endure.

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