Originally Posted by
emma69
You can see what seats are available on the flight before you purchase it, on ba.com you go through the booking, enter names etc. and then you can pre-reserve seats ($10 per leg I think for that distance). That way, you get to sit together (assuming no equipement change, etc!)
Asking once on board is a recipe for disaster, especially as the seats are likely to be 3-3 to Norway, meaning if 2 people are sitting together, they will want to stay together, and if you don't reserve seats, you could both end up with middle seats far apart, and no one is going to want to swop their aisle or window for a middle seat, nor is it fair for you to ask.
If you preselect, another tip for 3-3 seating is to pick a row that's emply and select the Window and Aisle. Single middle seats are usually chosen last, and if someone does wind up in your row they're always more than willing to swap for the window or aisle meant 2 two of you either get 3 seats, or you can still sit side by side. No downside to this at all.