My boyfriend has a cheeky trick to stop people sitting next to us on a flight

A COUPLE have revealed how they keep their middle seat free during flights – and it’s “rocking” people on TikTok.

A video posted on TikTok shows a woman panning the camera across her three-seated row – revealing her partner rocking what appears to be a baby engulfed in a blanket.

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It is, however, a ploy to keep the seat free for extra space during the flight.

The clip, viewed nearly 3 million times, then returns to user olivialynne93, holding her hand to her mouth to hide her amusement.

The video’s caption reads: “The things he’ll do to keep the middle seat open on an airplane.”

Many applauded the handy life hack.

“Omg that’s so clever, I gotta try that”, one commented.

Another chimed in: “Fantastic! I pretend to be really sick!!”

Others, though, highlighted a major flaw in the couple’s scheme.

One user pointed out: “As if that would stop me if that was my seat on my boarding pass.”

In agreement, one enquired: “Are there still airlines that don’t pre-assign seats?”

Meanwhile, one flight attendant has revealed that she and her colleagues are all fully aware of TikTok hand luggage hacks.

Elsewhere, we’ve rounded up the small mistakes travellers commit which could land you in hot water when boarding your flight.