Could I at least have one seat arm?

When I travelled a lot, I used to arrive at the gate full of hope that I'd get seated next to someone interesting. I'd look around at the possibilities, then be disapppointed. I finally concluded that United and Continental must both have had permanent passenger records that said, "If you can't seat him next to a crying baby, at least put him between two people so big that he can't get out until landing.

Imagine my delight with this. HT: Lyn Mead.

And, as long as we're talking about airline apps, check out FareCompare, which even has a nice Firefox extension. I wish they'd do fares outside the US, too.