Not enough seats available to select in MMB

[Worcester Woman]

We have booked 4 WTP seats for a flight next Wednesday.
I am only BA bronze but received a mail that I can select seats as it's now only a week until we fly.
But when I go into MMB to do this, it shows only 3 seats available - and there are 4 of us!

Does this mean there really are only 3? Or are the bulk heads reserved for later?

Are we are likely to get bumped off this flight?

We have been trying to upgrade to business but no reward flights are available - I've been checking daily!

[nux]

WTP will probably be oversold. Most likely the will upgrade (or hope someone pays to upgrade from WTP-CW) one person (or however many it is oversold by).
As you have a booking for 4 people, its unlikely that would be you as they wouldn't upgrade part of your group.

At worst, you would be downgraded to economy and compensated.

[Worcester Woman]

Thank you - I really hope we are not downgraded as we would prefer to use miles to upgrade... When is the latest time before the flight that you can upgrade? Can you do so with miles at the airport?

If we are to be downgraded, can they split our booking, or would we all get downgraded, and what is the likely compensation?
Thank you for your help

[nux]

Originally Posted by Worcester Woman

Thank you - I really hope we are not downgraded as we would prefer to use miles to upgrade... When is the latest time before the flight that you can upgrade? Can you do so with miles at the airport?

Using avios up to 24hrs before, but you'd have to upgrade your whole party and 4 reward seats being available is unlikely. At checkin you could ask to pay to upgrade all to CW.

I think its unlikely you would get downgraded, but compensation would depend on the route.

[Andriyko]

What is the flight number and destination?

Some seats (cots) are not released until check-in opens.

[Worcester Woman]

It's LGW - MCO, flight number 2037

[nux]

Originally Posted by Worcester Woman

It's LGW - MCO, flight number 2037

The load is: J9C4W2Y9B9H9K5M1G0

They're still selling 2 WTP seats and CW selling 9+.

Seats 12 E, F and J are blocked (not taken), and 14 A, B and G are open. So probably 24hrs before the flight some more seats will open up for you.

[corporate-wage-slave]

Originally Posted by Worcester Woman

It's LGW - MCO, flight number 2037

There are currently 3 blocked seats, in addition 3 empty seats in WTP, but they are still selling WTP tickets as well as CW seats, albeit at the higher cost end. So I really don't think you'll be downgraded, and there's a good chance that some passengers will be upgraded for free. A group of 4 is unlikely to get a free offer - single passengers are more likely to benefit, but I guess there's no harm getting to LGW early and asking for the Airport Upgrade Promotion cost.

[Worcester Woman]

That's really kind of you, thank you.
I know it's unlikely to happen, but which is the fare class that could be upgraded?

[golfmad]

Originally Posted by Worcester Woman

That's really kind of you, thank you.
I know it's unlikely to happen, but which is the fare class that could be upgraded?

In WT+, all of them (W, E and T). Good luck and enjoy your time in sunny FL.

[nux]

Originally Posted by Worcester Woman

That's really kind of you, thank you.
I know it's unlikely to happen, but which is the fare class that could be upgraded?

Note that upgrading at the airport is cash only, cannot use avios.

[golfmad]

Originally Posted by Worcester Woman

That's really kind of you, thank you.
I know it's unlikely to happen, but which is the fare class that could be upgraded?

Originally Posted by golfmad

In WT+, all of them (W, E and T). Good luck and enjoy your time in sunny FL.

Unfortunately, there are currently no Avios redemptions available in any class on that flight

It may well change nearer to the departure date but I suspect the chances of four opening up are - as others have said - pretty low.

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.0/Diamond - Axess: Awards/JL-OneWorld/UK]

LGW  London Gatwick UK [EGKK]
MCO  Orlando Intl FL US [KMCO]
WED  12 Dec 2012

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -------------
BA         2037    LGW   11:45     MCO   16:30     777  0   CS0  WS0  YS0

[stevieed]

Originally Posted by Worcester Woman

It's LGW - MCO, flight number 2037

Enjoy the flight, I did it a few weeks back.

If you need any help/info on Florida then pm me, I've been over there a lot so know how it works

If you have kids then take something to entertain them in the immigration queue as that can take a while! Also, don't put your bags on the conveyor belt for the second bag drop at MCO (just after immigration and first set of bag carousels). It can take ages to get your bags back!!!

[SteveF]

Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave

A group of 4 is unlikely to get a free offer - single passengers are more likely to benefit, but I guess there's no harm getting to LGW early and asking for the Airport Upgrade Promotion cost.

Especially if there are young children in the group. All 4 of us did get upgraded from Y to J (pre-WT+) LHR-MCT once; our kids would have been about 18 and 15 at the time.

[Worcester Woman]

Thank you. We will be quite happy if we get our 4 WT+ seats close together - but the children are 16 and 14 so not a huge problem if we're split up within the cabin.

Would be great if we could upgrade with Avios, but I know it's unlikely there will be 4 seats...got them for the return though

And last year all 4 of us got upgraded to club as we boarded to JFK, so I guess we've had our luck - shouldn't complain!

The children have US passports, so we usually get them to take us with them through the shorter US passport queue!
But I don't know what the 2 baggage carousels refered to are??

Thanks everyone