The Seat 1A Podcast

Hello and welcome to Seat 1A!

When you travel, do you ever wonder how you can be that person who is always ahead of the pack, even when things go awry? Hosts Vinod Viswalingam (@VViswalingam) and Geoff Dahl (@geoffdahl) are proud to present The Seat 1A Podcast.

Seat 1A aims to provide savvy travellers with advanced industry based knowledge to enhance the air travel experience and take off from the crowd. By arming you with an understanding of the systems, processes, rules and structures that define modern air travel, Seat 1A strives to give you the upper hand by examining real experiences from abroad.

Whether traveling in ultra-economy or first-class, with or without frequent flyer status, knowing how the operation works will keep you moving in front of the masses, especially when things don’t go as planned. Seat 1A provides tips and tricks on how to make your travel experience as smooth and efficient as possible. Our goal is that you'll be in Seat 1A all the time!

We have over 5 million miles of flying and over 10 years working for numerous airlines, enjoying all classes and cabins, and exploring airports on every continent. We're enthusiastic #avgeeks, with a keen interest in modern aviation trends and aim to share our knowledge in The Seat 1A Podcast. To learn more about who we are, check out Experience 010!

The Seat 1A Podcast also relies on feedback from listeners, offering the chance to take real experiences and analyze them, breaking them down to understand what happened, where things went well or wrong and what can be learned from it. If you have a story, question or experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

In the meantime please find us wherever you download your podcasts, and tell all your friends!

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Overcast
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RSS Feed
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Experience 027 Shownotes. Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Holiday Travel Horror Stories. The Seat 1A Podcast.

Dec 27, 2019

Recorded 20 December 2019

Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam

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Experience 027. Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Holiday Travel Horror Stories. The Seat 1A Podcast.

Dec 27, 2019

In this experience we celebrate the 2019 holiday season with a look at some of our crazy and (somewhat) horrific holiday travel stories.

But first, Vinny and Geoff celebrate a milestone in this experience. This is the 25th show that they have done in tandem. Here's to the next 25 being just as fun of a ride.

Vinny...

Experience 026 Show Notes. More from the mailbag. The baggage above you - overhead bins. The Seat 1A Podcast.

Dec 13, 2019

Recorded 06 December 2019

Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam

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Experience 026. More from the mailbag. The baggage above you - overhead bins. The Seat 1A Podcast.

Dec 11, 2019

In this experience we go back to the mailbag and thank Joe R for his questions about overhead bins and baggage and the struggles that go with it in modern day air travel.

It's a perfect time to look at this question, with lots of extra travel for the year end holiday season.

Overhead bins are a relatively new phenomenon...

Experience 025 Show Notes. Opening the mailbag - Part 2. Inflight meals - second service. The Seat 1A Podcast.

Nov 25, 2019

Recorded 21 November 2019

Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam

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