Middle seats have long had a bad reputation, but travel experts say they may not be the biggest comfort issue on board.
Sam Argyle, Managing Director at Alternative Airlines, says passengers often overlook other seating factors that can have a much greater impact on comfort, noise, movement and even post-flight fatigue.
“Most flyers focus on avoiding the middle, but the back of the aircraft — near toilets and galleys — tends to be consistently worse for comfort,” Argyle said. “You get engine noise, foot traffic, odours, and you’re the last to get off the plane.”