Feng Shui just might be the reason for plane seat selection when flying according to the team at FlightNetwork.com in Canada.

With seat preferences like the aisle seat so you can stretch out, or the window seat so you can get a 30,000 foot view, FlightNetwork.com set out to discover why travellers have such a strong and consistent preference.

Enlisting the help of a Feng Shui expert Tila Silverio helps explain how the ancient Chinese philosophy impacts on peoples seat selection.

Dating back 5000 years, Feng Shui is based on the principal that energy (or chi) flows through everyone and everything.  It is this that affects everything, including seating choices on a plane.

 Tila Silverio explains the Feng Shui Five Elements Theory in relation to seating choice on a plane.

The Feng Shui Seating Chart:
Back of the Plane = Water element, aka I hate small talk so don't even look at me!
You are probably wearing blue or black, totally blending in with the seat. You love to travel and do so often, but since you are likely an intellectual, you despise chatty seatmates.

Front of the Plane = Fire element, aka Control freak
Opposite to Water, you want to be at the front of the airplane where the controls are. Regardless if you can afford first class, deep inside you KNOW you deserve it; you love to be treated like royalty and made to feel special.

Middle of the Plane = Earth element, aka Stuck in the MEDDLE with you
You love to be in the middle - of everything! Your seat of choice will be in the middle section of the airplane, but you may also choose the right upper side, close to the doors just in case your help may be needed, or the lower left side of the airplane (almost like an imaginary diagonal line through the centre of the airplane.) You love taking care of others and will happily engage your seatmate in conversation, mainly to offer unsolicited life advice to a total stranger.

Lower Right = Metal element, aka This seat fabric clashes with my outfit but those flight attendant uniforms are FABULOUS!

The lower right side of the airplane is reserved for you. You are fun loving and creative; the first thing you'll notice is the uniforms' style and colours and interior décor of the airplane, and you'll likely be restyling them all in your mind. You love to share and will likely offer to split your snack with your seatmate.

Upper Left = Wood element, aka Don't let this book fool you; I'm watching you.
You love books and usually spend your entire flight reading or working on your laptop. But you also possess a very keen eye for detail and note where doors and washrooms are as soon as you board the plane. You assess if everything is in order and if things go wrong - i.e. if you are late departing or landing, or if your meal is cold - you'll let your displeasure be known.

What element are you?