Back in the glory days of commercial air service savvy travellers realized that they could get a ton of extra legroom by arriving early and sweet-talking their way to an emergency exit seat. Those were the days. The airlines soon realized that such preferred seats have value and now we have to pay extra for every extra inch we get.
Most airlines are now charging an additional $40 to $60 to book a preferred seat in economy class on a transatlantic flight, so the stakes are higher. Luckily, there are now websites such as SeatGuru.com and SeatExpert.com to ensure that you'll never have to make your seating decision alone. Each site has tons of useful information on the drawbacks and benefits of every seat on the plane. You just have to enter the details of the aircraft you're booked on, or in many cases, just the airline and flight number.
Airline seat secrets revealed
