> Flights are often full, or even overbooked, which can lead to a sense of pressure among travelers to claim their space early Not if you've got an assigned se

> Flights are often full, or even overbooked, which can lead to a sense of pressure among travelers to claim their space early Not if you've got an assigned seat. They aren't going to give your assigned seat to someone who got there ahead of you, no matter how full the flight is. If you need overhead bin space, then yes, there's a reason to want to be earlier.