New Social Feature To Let You Choose Who To Sit Next To On A Flight – Based on Their Facebook Profile

Hands up if you’re ever sat next to an annoying passenger on a plane. Or a creeper who couldn’t help but make his presence felt known? 

Well if you’re flying with South African Airways, their newest ‘Social Check-In’ feature may be your favourite invention yet.

The ‘social seat selector’ uses passenger’s Facebook information to help them choose the person they will sit next to on their upcoming flight.

After allowing the airline to access their Facebook information, the passenger is presented with a seat map that includes the profile details of the other fliers and where those passengers are sitting. Each user can decide the level of information shared from their profile when using the social selection feature.

Here at Her.ie towers we’re still divided on this one. We’re seeing a lot of potential Tinder style dates.