Originally Posted by
Gajan
I can see people paying for EC on long-haul flights but not so much for short-haul flights.
I foresee two possible things:
1. EC will be filled with a lot of people who will enjoy a free upgrade;
2. That will be the end of Select Seating.
Gajan
Agree. It is an absolute disgrace they are charging for seats that were previously (supposed to be) reserved, without charge, for Elites.
So then EC will be full of non-Elites who checked in late and got the 'upgrade' and Elites are stuck in the back, sometimes leading to a slow exit.
Also, how can they defend charging it as it doesn't even offer a significant amount of extra space/comfort? As said before, they were regular, free seats previously. They aren't exitrow seats.
And the PDF mentions MMB as possibility to reserve the seats. Will this mean Advance Seat Selection on intra-EU? Or will the seats only come available at OLCI?