A reality TV star was catching a flight to Africa and was shocked when she got on the flight and saw where she was sitting, after she joked her ‘assistant’ had been in charge of booking the seats
Going on holiday is always thrilling, and once you’re settled in that aircraft seat you can gaze out of the window and fantasise about what adventures await when you touch down. Unfortunately, many travellers get anxious whilst flying, and the cramped legroom or lengthy periods of sitting can prove rather uncomfortable. Some passengers pay extra for additional legroom, or reserve a spot towards the front of the aircraft if they’re nervous flyers or wish to be amongst the first to disembark after landing.
Reality TV star Caroline Stanbury, known from The Real Housewives of Dubai and Ladies of London, was left in fits of giggles when she asked her husband to secure her seats on a flight to Tanzania. Her spouse, Sergio, assured her they had “the best seats” on a recent Precision Air flight, but they quickly discovered their seats weren’t quite what they’d anticipated.
The couple noticed on their boarding passes that they were booked in seats 1A and 1B, leading them to believe they’d be positioned right at the aircraft’s front. This would typically mean they’d receive food and beverage service first, could extend their legs comfortably, and would be among the first to exit the plane.
However, the pair were sorely disappointed.
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In a TikTok video, Caroline, who playfully called her partner her ‘assistant’, explained: “When your assistant booked 1A/1B and you thought they were the best seats on the plane.”
They quickly discovered that “nothing goes back” behind their seats, and they found themselves facing all the other passengers in the cabin. The video reveals all the passengers staring at them as they sit facing forward, with a storage unit situated behind their seats.
The footage, shared by Caroline, has garnered a whopping one million views as people flocked to comment. One viewer expressed: “I couldn’t sit there, my anxiety, just no.” Another insisted: “Omg I would have hated that.”
Another person who had made the same mistake commented: “I made the same mistake – I was fast to get off anyway.”
Someone else who could relate added: “I’ve sat there before. I got such bad motion sickness.
“At least it’s great people watching,” quipped one individual. “Are they making you collect the drink orders? ,” humorously asked another.
Front-facing seats are standard on most Precision Air aircrafts; the airline’s current fleet consists of five 70-seater ATR 72-500, three 48-seater ATR 42-500 and one 48-seater ATR 42-600.
According to the ATR Aircraft’s website, the 42-600 and 42-500 models have two seats at the front of the plane facing the rest of the cabin. This means four of the planes in their fleet are arranged in this way.
So if you fly on a Precision Air plane, you too could end up facing every other passenger on the plane for the duration of your flight.
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