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A woman has shared her one hack which helps her bag the entire row to herself on a flight, but refuses to gatekeep the method. On both TikTok and Instagram , Rachel, who posts as @rachelinarealway, shared her "travel hack for the girls who love a whole row to themselves," because let's be honest, who doesn't enjoy spreading out their belongings when flying? Rachel reckons because she booked flights with her "corporate email," the airline had given her preferential treatment and let her sit on a row to herself. She wrote over the top of the video: "POV: you started booking flights with your corporate email and started getting put in empty rows." However, some people dismissed her claim as false, including a travel agent. She wrote: "Just for anyone genuinely wondering if this is true - I have been a corporate travel agent for a decade and I can confirm it’s not true in any way. "Yes, some companies have discount or loyalty codes (snap codes), but they have absolutely no role in determining which seat you are assigned. Hope this helps!" Another fumed: "Omg guys. Do you think the airline isn’t going to sell seats because some person has a corporate email? Having extra seats around you is luck. That’s it." One man penned: "As someone who only flies for business, this is not true. I fly 30ish flights a year and this has never been the case for me." Amanda Parker, from Netflights , revealed: "In the airline industry, there is no credible evidence to suggest that this hack works, besides TikTok videos that have recently been going viral. "Content creators claim it occurs due to ‘corporate companies spending more on business trips than an average consumer’. "They imply that corporate portals can assign you a plane seat in a section that is less likely to be fully sold out; however, this is not guaranteed, and external factors will impact the results of this hack. "Airline seating arrangements are influenced by many factors, such as time of check-in, flight bookings, and aircraft type, so passengers can’t rely on this hack." Amanda recommended trying other hacks instead to try and get a row to yourself, but did warn it's a complete chance, and you should probably expect to have a seatmate. She shared if you book a window or aisle seat, you're relying on the psychological fact that many solo travellers avoid the middle seat when booking airline seats, so by selecting the aisle or window seat yourself in a three-seat row, you can hope no one else wants to book the middle seat! "It’s a gamble, but you could end up lucky," she said. Amanda also shared that not travelling in peak time can make a difference. "The quieter the flight, the more likely you are to secure a row to yourself. Flying in peak times will mean flights are more likely to be fully booked, and there is no opportunity for empty seats on the plane," she admitted. "Avoid flying during holidays and school holidays. Midweek rather than weekend flights, and midday rather than early morning or late afternoon flights will be quieter."
