Britons should check-in last to get ‘free’ upgrade on plane

The expert team at Travel Lens shared their best hacks to get ‘extra legroom’ for free. While the tips are guaranteed to work, it’s always worth a shot.’If you’re travelling with a partner or friends, then you have a good chance of having a row to yourself for free, if one of you books the window seat and the other books the aisle seat.’If you do this, it’s highly unlikely another passenger will book the seat in between you, so this is a good tip to keep in mind.’Passengers will have more room to spread out if they’re lucky as the middle seat may be empty.However, this tip is unlikely to work on busy flights and friends could end up separated by a stranger.READ MORE: Britain’s favourite stately home is linked to Churchill Passengers could check-in early for extra legroom (Image: Getty)’There are apps and websites available, such as ExpertFlyer, which send you notifications when a better seat becomes available on a flight.’If it is time to check in and a roomier seat is available, there’s no harm in asking staff members on the desk if you could move to this seat, as they may agree to it.’Some passengers cancel flights at late notice and an extra legroom seat could become available.Travellers could always try asking airline staff if they can switch seats to a more roomier option.DON’T MISSMan praised for refusing to give up plane seat for mum and baby [DEBATE]’Highly recommend’ Best type of cruise cabin named [CRUISE]Russia sells ‘flight experiences’ without take off [NEWS] Passengers with extra legroom won’t need to annoy other passengers (Image: Getty)’Most airlines will charge extra for seats on the front row, but this isn’t always the case for larger planes which have separating walls between classes, as most people don’t want to pay for extra legroom, only to be sat facing a blank wall for the duration of the flight.’With this in mind, carry out some research and see if seats in these rows have more space and for no extra cost.’Seats at the front of the aircraft may have less view outside or could be near to the plane’s toilet.If passengers are willing to forgo a view and don’t mind being sat next to the toilet queue, they could benefit from extra legroom for less.