Beware the 'windowless' window seats on planes: Here's why they exist - and how to avoid them!

Ben Smithson from The Points Guy UK in a windowless window seat On a plane, when is a window seat not a window seat? Traveller Kalie Marsch posted a picture of her windowless window seat with the caption: ‘I’ve made a terrible, terrible, terrible mistake.’ And other Twitter users were quick to offer their sympathy. Capt Yank&Bank’, said: ‘The least they could do is have a picture of a window there!’ Travel site The Points Guy UK has also experienced the windowless window seat and sent MailOnline Travel a picture of team member Ben Smithson in one. pic.twitter.com/PLQOqnoJLy — Kalie McCormick January 20, 2023 So why do planes feature windowless window seats? On www.seatguru.com seats that put the traveller at a disadvantage in some way are marked in red Hover your mouse over a seat marked in red on Seat Guru and a pop-up message will reveal why it carries a warning ‘Frequently emergency exit window seats don’t include a window view as design dictates window placement on the emergency exit door, which often results in an obscured view.’ So is there a guaranteed method for avoiding them?