I board as per usual without a hiccup on my flight from Denver to LA and I sit in my usual aisle seat. Waves of people walk past me for several minutes until the line trickles out and I realize that the doors are closed and I HAVE THE WHOLE ROW TO MYSELF!!

I am absolutely hyped this has never happened to me. I can fucking lay down in economy! Then I look across the aisle and my aisle buddy has a full row too! We high five everything is fucking fantastic.

Then the rub, I hear a guy two rows back ask for a new seat… I very literally prayed to a god I don’t believe in to spare me this night, and let me tell you god is real. I feel so bad for my aisle buddy though because the Kevin ended up sitting with him.

Let me tell you, reader, that is not all.

I set up my backpack as a pillow and chilled for a while before the drink cart came down. I figure I’m celebrating a big win so I decide to ask for a jack and coke for the first time on a flight. My flight attendant, this sweet sweet man, hands me TWO MINI JACK DANIELS AND A WHOLE CAN OF COKE FOR FREE!!! Do you hear what I am telling you??

I am fucking FLYING tonight bois. Not only do I get a whole row to my self despite all the odds, I also get two free drinks, AND IM CUTE!!! Fuck I feel good.

  • athos77@kbin.social
    9·
    8 months ago

    My mom and I were once on a 20-hour flight from Singapore to New York. We were in economy, and there was a whole row of five seats free. Got to put up all the armrests and sleep all stretched out, while the other person got a set of three seats off to the side to lounge in.

    We had friends in first class, and I peeped through the curtain to invite them to sleep, but they turned us down. But first class was absolutely packed and the seats didn’t fully recline, so we were much more comfortable in our cheap seats.

    • TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee
      11·
      8 months ago

      But those fuckers slow down after a couple of drinks, and after another few that arrive very slowly, they straight up stop. But of course don’t tell you that, but no matter how many times you wave one of them, they are just “Yeah, my colleague is on that, thanks for the patience” but the drink never arrives. Next time I’ll buy a bottle in the duty free. Fuckers.

  • gwildors_gill_slits@lemmy.ca
    3·
    8 months ago

    I had this happen on a 17 or so hour flight from Canada to Australia. I wasn’t even paying attention and only realised I still had the entire middle row free as the plane started taxiing. It was glorious.

  • Countess425@lemmy.world
    2·
    8 months ago

    Traveling around the holidays is great. The best flight I ever took was in early December. Everybody and their grandma just flew home from Thanksgiving, everybody was saving up and working to pay for Christmas. The Philly airport was deserted. Getting from the ticket counter to my gate was like 4 minutes. I had time to eat so many crab fries.

  • vettnerk@lemmy.ml
    2·
    8 months ago

    Last time I flew economy between europe and asia it was only me and this other guy sitting in the entire economy section. And we were on the same row. “You’re not gonna be offended if I move, do you?”

  • Neve8028@lemm.ee
    2·
    8 months ago

    I’ve lucked out a couple times on flights to Europe from the US where I got the whole middle row of five seats to myself. Flights have been completely packed in recent years, though.

  • TWeaK@lemm.ee
    1·
    8 months ago

    One time I flew transatlantic with my two young kids and their mum, I swear the flight attendants were trying to see how drunk they could reasonably get me.

    If they’re being generous, be gracious - but don’t forget to ask for more. It doesn’t come out of their pockets and you’ve already paid a bomb (on land I can say that word).