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I prefer a window seat and have never had to pay extra for one. My main advice is to chill when boarding and leaving the plane. Relax, there's no rush. The plane won't leave until everyone is sitting down. Unless you have a connecting flight there's no point in barging out first. You'll all end up standing around the luggage carousel.
how did you do that?
I mostly fly long-haul and pick my seat when I book. Lufthansa, KLM, Qantas, Emirates, Garuda, Air NZ, none of them charge for seat choice.
I think it depends on the airline. On my recent trip I noticed that American Airlines was charging to pick ANY seat. You could avoid the charge by letting it auto-assign the seat. Your idea to check in physically and request a certain seat MIGHT work, but you have to consider the timing. Most other passengers will have checked in online earlier and already have a seat assigned... If you wait until you arrive at the airport the seat selection might be limited. I like to check in online as early as possible so I can decide if I want to pay for a specific seat.
Good luck!