A little known trick could help you avoid the standard seat allocation process and nab yourself the best seats when flying with Ryanair according to one travel expert
A travel expert has shared their golden rule for always for getting the best seat on a Ryanair flight, and it involves one specific trick when you're checking in.
He tells followers, "If you really don't want to pay, there is another option. Hang around the check-in desk like a bad smell, enter using the back door and make sure you're the very last person on the plane.Sharing his theory, he revealed he believes you end up with worse seats even when you've paid more, but that you can beat the seat allocation and still get great free seats by trying the trick above.
"The right hand side of the plane actually has one less row, so you get an extra inch of leg room in D, E and F. Remember, row one is just a permanent ticket to a never-ending toilet queue. When you’re flying with Ryanair, you can either purchase reserved seats or free seats, which are assigned randomly during check-in.
On their website, they say: “We recommend that you reserve your seat when booking or when checking in to guarantee a seat beside your travel companions. If you choose not to reserve a seat, then a seat will be randomly allocated to you free of charge when checking in, but it is unlikely it will be beside your travel companions.”
Ryanair also have a Family Seat Policy, which states that children under the age of 12 must sit beside an accompanying adult, and infants must sit on an accompanying adult’s lap.
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