We appreciate plane rides for facilitating our needs to nap, read and eat pretzels.

But chatting with our next-seat neighbor? Not so much.

If only we could choose our own travel buddy so as to avoid listening to Mr. I-Have-Such-(snore)-Fascinating-Stories across three time zones.

Thanks to AirTroductions, the skies just got a whole lot friendlier. It's as simple as creating an online profile, entering flight information and browsing to see who else shares your itinerary.

Perhaps we should mention that the founder came up with the idea after chatting en route with Miss Texas.

So you see? The sky's the limit.

For sign-up information visit Airtroductions.com.