Why you should always sit at the BACK of the plane if you want extra freebies during flight
NEXT time you go to book your plane seats, you may want to head to the back of the cabin - if you want some extra perks.
Most people often opt for seats nearer the front, so they can get off the plane quickly when it lands.
Not only that but first class gets some of the best perks - and they are always at the front of the plane.
But if you choose to go to the very back of the cabin, you are more likely to get free things and additional items such as pillows and food, according to cabin crew.
Flight attendant Annie Kingston revealed that back seat passengers are likely to receive VIP treatment - purely due to their location on the aircraft.
Why? It's similar to giving one child an ice cream in full view of their friends - give one person a treat, and everyone wants one.
The passengers at the back of the plane are seen by fewer travellers, so if they get slipped an extra drink or a set of toiletries, it's more likely to go unnoticed.
On a blog post for she said: "We like to avoid responding to call bells from the front of the plane because answering one means potentially flaunting whatever item the passenger has requested to everyone else along the way.
"This can cause a problem since planes often don't have enough extra vodka, pillows, earplugs, and toothbrushes, or the time on shorter flights to deviate from the service schedule.
"For passengers sitting near the back of the plane, however, it's much easier to slip in that second mini bottle of wine."
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Flight attendant and author of Amanda Pleva agreed, telling: "Do passengers get better service at the back of the plane? Absolutely!
"Usually we end up having more of a rapport with the people seated in the last row or two because we have finished our service and things have slowed down.
"I also find that people who don’t mind sitting in the back are way more easy-going. That’s no accident."
Cierra Mistt, who works as a flight attendant for an airline in the US, said you are also more likely to be upgraded, explaining: "If our flight isn't full, we have to move people for weight and balance purposes.
"So if we have to move people up to the front, where do you think we are going to take them from? The back."
A frequent traveller recently revealed why you always want to book the worst seat on the plane, which is usually in the back.
Passengers who want the first class treatment should avoid choosing a special in-flight meal, a flight attendant previously revealed.
If a free seat becomes available, then passengers who have a different meal option than standard are less likely to be bumped up.
More food, eye masks and colouring books are other freebies travellers can take advantage of during a flight if they just ask.
