Tricks of the Trade: Frequent Flier

Tricks of the Trade: Frequent Flier

When all that is left are the middle seats on the plane, ask the person at the counter if you can be seated between two people with the same last name.
Typically they will be family members travelling together and hoping to claim the whole row. If you split them up they will offer you a trade, and you'll wind up by the window or on the aisle.

This one goes out to da dude with the eight gajilion air miles. Course he's such a mean bastard that he probably already figured this one out.