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Flight passengers can often re-book their seats on a plane ride for a small fee if they wish to have allocated seating. Each traveller may have a preference on whereabouts they like to be seated whether that be near the toilets, a window seat or in the aisle. A flight attendant has recently revealed the best place to sit on a plane to receive the best service.

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With the UK on lockdown and travelling not advised, many summer holidays have been cancelled.

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This is in an attempt to stop the coronavirus spreading. However when Brits are allowed to travel again, what plane seat should they book?

While first class offers some of the best perks, economy travellers can also expect some special treatment dependent on their seating choice.

One flight attendant has revealed that back seat passengers are likely to receive the best in-flight treatment - purely due to their location on the aircraft.

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It has been revealed that back seat passengers are likely to receive the best flight treatment (Image: Getty)

Annie Kingson who has four years of flight attendant experience has given her insider knowledge on where to sit on a plane if travellers wish to receive great service.

While a lot of passengers tend to choose their seats towards the front of the aircraft so they can disembark first, and also have a better chance of receiving their preferred meal option, Annie explains that sitting at the back is the best.

Writing for Oyster she said: “The reason is simple: We like to avoid responding to call bells from the front of the plane because answering one potentially flouting whatever item the passenger has requested to everyone else along the way.”

She explains that this can cause issues because planes often don’t carry enough extra supplies including alcohol, pillows, and earplugs.

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Short haul flights often cause problems for flight attendants when fliers request extra items as they don’t usually have the time to deviate from the on-flight service schedule.

However if passengers sit at the back of the plane, this is where flight attendants spend most of their flight when not serving fliers.

Annie added that sitting at the back of the plane is much easier to slip in extra items without other passengers seeing.

Although some passengers may value a preferred meal option than the chance of extra freebies.

If passengers sit at the back of the plane, they are closer to the flight attendants base (Image: Getty)

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Users commented via online forum Quora and the preferred seating choice was the front.

User Richard Rowlands gave many reasons as to why: “The front row normally has long leg space. Food is served front to the back. So you will have a wider choice if you sit at the front.”

Extra leg-room usually comes at an extra cost and may only be free if available when checking in on the day of travel.

Passengers sitting at the back are more likely to get extra supplies including drinks (Image: Getty)

Her other tips include not sitting near the bulkhead to prevent being seated next to a baby, and avoiding the window seat to prevent being cold.

However in a recent survey by easyJet asked 10,000 customers about their favourite seat on a plane.

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59 percent of them answered that their favourite and the best seat was the window seat.

Those who chose the window seat tended to be more nervous fliers and gave them reassurance and comfort by looking out the window.

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