Leaving on a Jet Plane?

If you’re “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” as the song goes, you might want to SeatGuru to check out where your seat is on the aircraft and see how that seat rates for comfort and convenience.  The type of plane on which you are flying may be on your ticket, or you can call your airline for this information.   

At SeatGuru you can search particular flights, and you can browse by airline to find the type of plane you’ll be using.  The site provides a map of each plane indicating which seats are good, bad, or rate special comments.  If you bring the cursor over the plane map you will see comments such as “proximity to lavatory may be bothersome,” or “This seat has some extra leg and knee room.”  The plane maps also indicate where galleys, lavatories, closets, and emergency exits are located.  

SeatGuru also has a Comparison Charts section where you can find seat widths, whether wi-fi is available, and what sort of power is available for laptops, along with other useful information.