Why you should never change seats on a plane
A flight attendant has revealed why passengers should never change seats mid-flight without telling anyone.
US cabin crew member Serenity claimed swapping seats before take-off could potentially alter the aircraft’s “balance”.
“Here’s a quick little fun fact about planes and why you shouldn’t change your seats without asking a flight attendant,” she said in the now-viral TikTok video.
“Before take off, we always do what’s called a ‘weight and balance’ just to make sure the weight is good on the plane and the balance is ok for take-off.”
“So when you change your seats, you’re actually changing the balance of the plane. So always make sure you ask, just in case.”
Despite the take-off warning, passengers are able to move freely around the cabin without fear of disrupting critical weight distribution.
Her video, which has now racked up over 600,000 views, has stunned many travellers, with one flight attendant agreeing with her statement, saying: “I worked regional and people did this. It always throws off the weight and balance.
“Then they’d think I was lying about it. It happens on big planes too with light loads.”
Others refused to believe her theory, with one person saying “While weight balance is important, given your logic, we would all be in jeopardy every time someone uses the restroom.”
Another said, “Learned something today” while another added, “Wow I never knew that.”
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