“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.”

- Dagobert D. Runes

I’ve been traveling quite a lot during my adulthood, and one thing I have learned is that it is very difficult to sleep in planes nowadays because the space between seat rows is optimized and there’s really no extra space for your legs or to bend the seat backwards to a sleeping position (if someone is sitting right behind you).

I’m flying to Slovenia very soon for a little vacation, so I thought this kind of little tip for getting three seats from one plane would be nice right now.

Usually the planes are not fully booked, and there are empty rows of three seats somewhere in the plane. It really doesn’t matter where you sit on the plane, because your ticket is not checked after you hop on the plane, unless you are sitting on someone else’s seat.

Often the problem is that you just don’t know in advance where the empty seats are.

I have used this simple trick many times to find out easily where the empty seat rows are, so I want to share it with you readers now even if you become my competitors for the empty rows.

Be the Last One to Enter the Plane

When you have arrived at the boarding gate and the boarding starts, don’t rush to the line, but just sit, wait, and let other people stand in the line. You will not reach your destination any faster if you are the first one to get into the plane.

After EVERYONE else has entered the plane, and you are absolutely sure that you are the last one, you can calmly show your boarding pass and passport to the official in the counter.

Now you can walk slowly into the plane, and you should see other passengers putting their hand baggage on the shelves. If you have been slow enough, you should see where the empty rows are, as you are the last one to enter the plane.

You don’t have to care about the seat number that is written on your boarding pass, but you can just go to sit on the empty three seat row, if there is such left.

Just ask a pillow and a blanket from a flight attendant, pick off your shoes, fasten your seat belt loosely, and lay down to enjoy the three-seat-bed you have just got for yourself. Remember to pay also attention to other passengers’ envious glares before you fall to sleep.

Earplugs will make your sleep even better, so I suggest you take them with you to the flight.

I have used this trick many times, and it has enabled me to sleep very well during long flights. I don’t usually like to sit on the plane for a long time, because it makes me feel tired and exhausted, but when I can use the flight for sleeping, it can be quite relaxing and I can wake up rested and be ready to enjoy what waits for me in the destination.

Too bad the flight to Slovenia lasts only 2,5 hours, so there’s no need to sleep on the plane, but it’s always nicer if you have more space anyway.

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