How that airline seat you paid for is not really yours

Anyone who flies frequently will know the experience of being asked/ told to change seats. Some have even been dragged off the plane.

EasyJet put an unaccompanied minor off a flight. (EasyJet)

I’ve been relatively lucky. It’s only happened twice — once my seat was doubled booked and I was offered and upgrade to business class (no argument there), and on the other occasion, I was asked to move to an equivalent seat in another row so some family members could sit together.

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Right on time

What time should you arrive at the airport? Well, for international flights, the general advice used to be at least an hour and no more than three hours.

(EasyJet)
(EasyJet)

These days, for various reasons, many airlines are requesting that you arrive even earlier than three hours – although, in my experience, that can just mean hanging about waiting for check in to open.

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