Is Seatmate Selection the Next Trend in Air Travel?

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• JemmaKBradley on Dec 19, 11 at 01:53 PM

  interesting! now wouldn't it be great to ensure the person sitting behind you has legs short enough to NOT kick the back of your seat for an entire flight!

• donna538 on Dec 21, 11 at 09:41 AM

  I would never use this. People post too much on facebook and you don't want to let other people know you'll be out of town or even what your schedule is.

• caroline_edinburgh on Dec 21, 11 at 10:29 AM

  I wouldn't use this either - seems a bit weird to me. Although I would welcome an option to sit well away from any children - might even pay a modest premium for that.

• thursdaysd on Dec 21, 11 at 10:51 AM

  I refuse to use FB, but I doubt I'd use this even if I did. This just seems like further erosion of privacy, and a prime opportunity for stalkers. It also suggests more talkers seated next to other talkers, which is NOT a good thing.

• Familygoboston on Dec 21, 11 at 11:10 AM

  risky...and what does it really assure you?...unless you happen to personally know the person on the flight it just allows you to use stereotypes to generalize about people. One of the joys of travel is that you never know who you will meet and what stereotypes thaey will dispel for you. That's all worth the ocassional flight with a cranky toddler or infrequent showerer. I would not allow my info to be public.

• rubies21 on Dec 21, 11 at 11:56 AM

  I wouldn't want to my post travel information on FB, but would love to be able to see where young children and babies are sitting, so I could sit elsewhere.

• 2gottogo on Dec 21, 11 at 12:56 PM

  Selecting a seatmate takes away the spontaneity and fun when meeting new people. I would never volunteer any personal info prior to boarding a plane. I certainly would never pay for this either.

• LSky on Dec 21, 11 at 07:41 PM

  What happens to the people who don't want to post their personal info on FB? Maybe we'll be lucky enough to get seatmates who are busy doing their own thing.
  I don't mind sitting next to kids. An opportunity to screen out heavy drinkers would be welcome. Can we check our potential seatmates dimensions before we commit?
  

• Mucky on Dec 24, 11 at 11:47 AM

  I think it is a non starter.
  It could though be used to help travellers avoid people that smell badly or weigh 30 stone or continually fart through out the flight. Not sure if the technology is there yet though.