The Airplane Configuration

Travel agencies cam select airplane seats for their clients by looking at a seat map. Seat map shows the configuration of an airplane. The configuration of a plane is the layout of seats and rows identifications and the locations of the plane's kitchens, closets and lavatories.

When selecting seats, we use the seat map to identify seat locations and availability. when reading a seat map, each row assigned a number (the horizontal seats carry the same number, starting with the lowest row number from the front of the aircraft till the biggest number at the tail of the aircraft). While each seat is assigned a letter (starting with a,b,c,............vertically, according to the number of seats which could reach ten seats or even more) starting from the left side faces towards the front of the aircraft.

Most passengers have certain preferences about where they want to sit. A common seating preference is an aisle or window seat. The middle passenger if often squeezed between two other people, making for an uncomfortable ride. Airline generally assign the middle seats only after all the aisle and window seats have been taken, unless two seats together are requested.

Seats in first and business class are more comfortable, because they are different in dimension. However they are some trades when assigning travelers to seats in the economy compartment.