Flight attendant settles debate on whether middle plane seat gets both armrests
A flight attendant has sparked a debate after sharing the 'correct' armrest etiquette onboard a flight - but some passengers believe they've simply 'made-up their own rule'
A flight attendant has set the record straight on who gets the 'extra' armrest when travelling on a plane - but passengers aren't convinced.
On planes with a 'three in a row' seating arrangement, there will be four armrests in total - one at the window, two in the middle, and one at the aisle. As the passenger travelling in the middle row is considered to have drawn the 'short straw', most people counter this by allowing the person in the middle to have two armrests. However, according to one flight attendant, each passenger is only entitled to one armrest, with one operating solely as a divider.
Speaking on Reddit, a traveller said: "This was a first for me on my current flight. The flight attendant made an announcement right after boarding to clarify who gets to use which armrest on the flight. To my surprise, he was very emphatic that no person gets two armrests.
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"He explained every person is supposed to use the armrest on their right (and the left for the other side) and keep the armrest on the aisle clear for carts and people walking down the plane. He emphatically stated that no armrest drama would be tolerated."
Wondering whether anyone else has heard of this 'rule', they added: "Feeling sorry for all the folks in middle seats on this flight, although mentioned to my seat mate she was welcome to both armrests. Ever heard anything like this before?"
In response, one confused user said: "That's a no for me. I'm an aisle seater, and that aisle armrest is mine. The middle seat gets his/her two, I get mine on the aisle." Another user added: "That’s some made-up bull**** by a flight attendant who is tired of bumping people's arms with his cart. If it wasn't intended to support an arm there'd just be a small wall on the aisle (which to be honest I sometimes wish there was). It’s the same as people saying you can’t recline in E. The seat is made to recline!"
A third user said: "Nah, you give the middle person the armrests. When I do fly economy, I always select an aisle seat in case the person in the middle seat is large. If that’s the case, I lift the armrest in the aisle and sit as far over as I can. I hate rubbing arms and legs with someone the entire flight. Nightmare."
One more user added: "I've always believed that the proper etiquette was the aisle gets the aisle armrest, the middle gets both because they're in the middle and that sucks bad enough, and the window gets the window side armrest. Anything else is just barbaric."
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