seatexpert
60% View from the Wing
40% Eye of the Flyer
SeatExpert is a travel website that provides detailed seat maps and recommendations for choosing the best and worst seats on commercial flights. Eye of the Flyer +3
Key Features
- Offers seat maps and guidance on which seats to avoid or prefer based on aircraft type and configuration.
- Allows users to search by flight number and date, eliminating the need to know the specific aircraft type in advance. đź”—
- Known for improved accuracy over time, especially in reporting seat power and layout details.đź”—
Comparison with Other Tools
- SeatGuru: More comprehensive with user-generated photos and detailed commentary, but has had issues with outdated or incorrect data.
- SeatMaestro: Features a modern interface and strong visual overview, though less detailed than SeatGuru. đź”—
- Delta’s official site: Primarily a marketing tool; not objective in highlighting seat drawbacks.🔗
User Tips
- Check seat availability and configuration again before departure, as changes can occur due to aircraft swaps or schedule updates.
- SeatExpert is especially useful for non-U.S. carriers and less common aircraft types.đź”—
View from the Wing 31%
SeatExpert Becomes Much More User Friendly
Some readers will recall that I have long found SeatGuru a very useful tool, but increasingly limited and inaccurate) for non-US carriers. For those, SeatExpert has been an excellent supplement. The site has been redesigned, and now for many non-experts will be a better choice since they’ve added a feature where you don’t even have to know your aircraft type in order to look up your flight’s seat map. Just plug in the flight number and date and SeatExpert will show you the relevant seat map. I tend to know the particulars of aircraft I’ll be flying, but
Eye of the Flyer 40%
Rookie Wednesday: Tools to find the best seats on Delta Air Lines jets? What to avoid!
Welcome to a weekly feature on the Renés Points blog. Each week this series covers in a “rookie” way either a Delta or travel related theme and attempts to break down to a basic level each topic. You can read up on all the previous posts HERE. Now on to this week’s feature. All seats are not created equal. If you are a Delta frequent flyer you tend to get to know not just what seats are good but what seats on what jets and even different versions of the same type of aircraft but with different layouts.
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SeatGuru Redesign in the Works?
A reader sends me to this link, which looks like a cosmetic refresh in the works for SeatGuru. Though personally I’ve found several inaccuracies in their seatmaps over time, shared several with the SeatGuru folks, and they haven’t corrected them. I’d rather see the investment go into keeping things accurate and up-to-date rather than cleaning up the interface, but I realize I’m in the minority of a minority of a minority of travelers, and won’t generate enough ad views on the site to justify any sort of investment to meet my needs… Still, there’s no question that SeatGuru (and SeatExpert) represents a really useful tool in the traveler’s bag of tricks in order to stay informed and improve the travel experience.
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The Most Useful Travel Websites
I’m not sure if I’ve just become curmudgeonly (“they don’t make them like they used to”) but despite an explosion of travel websites I haven’t updated my mental model of those that are actually the most useful in several years. So I thought I’d list the travel sites and tools that I find the most useful, and hopefully you can chime in with the ones you use. I’d love to be educated, shaken out of my complacency and usual routine, and learn about something new. Awardwallet. The free version suffices for most anyone’s needs, it’s a great tool