This is especially true on earlier flights because airlines will not only try to oversell every flight, but they’ll let other passengers scheduled on later flights standby for an earlier flight. So even if an hour before the flight’s scheduled departure time there are 10 open seats, those will likely all be taken up…

You wrote and posted an entire article explaining how to get an empty seat next to you by picking a seat with an empty seat next to it? That’s akin to writing an article titled “Here’s a trick to better enjoy your morning cereal” with the content equating to an explanation that you should pour the cereal into the…