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British Airways reveals its flyers favorite airline seat types

Oliver Smith

Photo Credit: First class on British Airways flights may be fun, but an airline survey says sitting toward the rear of the plane may be safer.  British Airways

Skift Take

Political trend? Passengers prefer sitting on the right side of the aircraft. But, only by a small margin.

Research by British Airways has revealed the most popular seats on a standard Boeing 747 aircraft. The four pairs of seats: 51B/51C, 52B/52C, 51H/51J and 52 H/52J, are the most commonly chosen in economy class, the airline said. The seats, located at the very back of the aircraft, are the only ones on board that allow those travelling as a pair to occupy a row to themselves, and are subsequently favoured by couples. Window seats are generally favoured over aisle on

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