“When the plane door shuts and there’s still an empty seat next to you” (with a picture of a relieved person) is a saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“Cabin doors closed and I have an empty seat next to me! Wahoo!!!” was posted on Twitter by Adrienne Michetti on January 27, 2011. “They closed the cabin doors and there is an empty seat next to me! It’s like winning the air travel lottery!” was posted on Twitter by Tanis M on July 28, 2013. “When the airplane door shuts and the seat next to you is open it feels like you just won the lottery” was posted on Twitter by Jared Freid on April 25, 2019.
 
“WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS LOSE THE CABIN DOORS… AND THE SEAT NEXT TO YOU IS STILL EMPTY” (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by kulula on May 13, 2022. “WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CLOSE THE CABIN DOORS AND THE SEAT NEXT TO YOU IS STILL EMPTY” (shown on an image) was posted on The Travel Lady on November 8, 2022.
 
“When the plane door shuts and there’s still an empty seat next to you” (with a picture of a relieved person)  was posted on Facebook by Holidaypirates.com on May 2, 2023, and this received over 228,000 likes.
     
 
Twitter   
Adrienne Michetti (she/her/hers)
@amichetti
Cabin doors closed and I have an empty seat next to me! Wahoo!!!
11:21 PM · Jan 27, 2011
   
Twitter
Jim Hayes
@jim_hayes
They’ve closed the cabin doors, and somehow on the full flight we got an empty seat next to us! :D
2:23 AM · Apr 2, 2011
   
Twitter
Tanis M
@tanis_em
They closed the cabin doors and there is an empty seat next to me! It’s like winning the air travel lottery!
2:57 PM · Jul 28, 2013
 
Twitter
Peter Wilson
@peteyw09
That feeling when the plane door shuts and you are next to an empty seat 👌#spreadout #travel #aeroplane https://instagram.com/p/0oQKcbgvdn/
7:30 PM · Mar 24, 2015
 
Twitter
Jared Freid
@jtrain56
When the airplane door shuts and the seat next to you is open it feels like you just won the lottery.
6:54 AM · Apr 25, 2019
     
Twitter 
Griffin
@Griffin_Selby
The joy of having the seat next to you empty when the plane door shuts is one of a kind
10:29 AM · Sep 14, 2020
 
Twitter
kulula
@kulula
Most travellers will agree that there’s nothing better than realising you have an empty seat next to you on a plane. This simple perk provides high nap potential and room to spread out! Agreed?
#kulula #LoveofTravel
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
CLOSE THE CABIN DOORS…
...AND THE SEAT NEXT
TO YOU IS STILL EMPTY
1:37 AM · May 13, 2022
   
The Travel Lady
The Empty Seat

Lesley
November 8, 2022
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
CLOSE THE CABIN DOORS
AND THE SEAT NEXT TO YOU IS
STILL EMPTY
 
Facebook
Holidaypirates.com
May 2, 2023 at 2:00 AM ·
There’s no better feeling on this earth 🥲
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
When the plane door
shuts and there’s still an
empty seat next to you
 
Reddit—Delta 
Posted by u/Agitated-Concept8753 May 4, 2023
Poor man first class
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
When the plane door
shuts and there’s still an
empty seat next to you
 
Twitter
BONG🇿🇼🇬🇧
@africaniism
When the plane door shuts and there’s still an empty seat next to you.
4:57 AM · May 20, 2023
 
Facebook
im not right in the head.com added a new photo to the album: NOT RIGHT DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION.
June 4, 2023 at 11:17 AM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
When the plane door
shuts and there’s still an
empty seat next to you