Savvy traveller shares how to guarantee an entire row on your next flight
When it comes to flying, it's no secret that space is a hard commodity to come by.
Travelling in economy often means being crammed in beside other passengers battling for real estate on your shared arm rests, and struggling to stretch out your legs in limited space for your feet and bags.
However, a savvy traveller has shared a foolproof hack to get the most space you can on your next flight with Qantas.
Frequent flyer Chelsea Badger has revealed how she recently managed to switch seats to a row of empty seats mere moments before her Auckland to Sydney flight, without having to pay an extra cent.
“I can't believe this works,” Chelsea, who lives in Auckland, said in her now-viral TikTok.
Chelsea said in order to make the hack work, you will need the Qantas app, and wait until 10 minutes before your flight to check in.
“Once you've done this, open up the Qantas app and click the seat selector tool,” she said.
“If there's a whole row free or even just a better seat, make a mental note of that number.”
Chelsea added, “You won't be able to select that seat in the app as it's too close to boarding, so simply just go up to the desk and politely ask to have it changed.”
“It's so easy and I can't believe this works!”
She clarified that it has worked for her on several non-full Qantas flights, but she is not saying it will work for every airline.
More than 300,000 people who viewed the video thanked Chelsea for sharing her secret trick, with many saying they would try it out for themselves.
“Legit did this,” one commenter posted.
“This is smart AF,” another added.
A third shared her own take on the trick, “I've made mental notes of empty rows while literally boarding the plane and then just sitting in those seats upon boarding - works every time.”
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