I wouldn't bother. Just wait until T-24 (if you have no status) and you should find two together.
Else, book a window and aisle near each other and hopefully someone would swap onboard.
Even if you cannot get seats together, which I think is unlikely, would it be that big an issue? If yes, then pay the GBP40, if not save the GBP40 for something worthwhile
Even if you cannot get seats together, which I think is unlikely, would it be that big an issue?
Evidence on here suggests it is a big issue to many people. So much so that they feel forced into spending extra money in order to guarantee they will be sitting together. That's why BA offer it in the first place.
On this occasion I would not recommend spending an extra £40 for something that you'll most likely get for nothing anyway.
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Doesn't it also depend on the distance? If it's a short hop to AMS then it certainly isn't worth it but if it one of the longer sectors it may well be worth it. Do we know the OP's route?
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If you are on the same PNR it is likely that the 'system' will give you seats next to each other.
Then I wonder what the 'system' has against Mrs tooblue and me (both Golds). Our BAEC profiles show us as seat preference: window (for Mrs) and aisle (for me). Whenever I book BA flights, we never get that combination and are often placed in different rows.
On recent CW bookings on 3-class 777s (four of them) we were allocated aisle seats twice (different rows) and aisle and middle twice. (Anyone familiar with 777 CW will know that a centre seat is a terrible choice unless the adjacent centre seat is occupied by someone you know. Also, you run the risk of travelling with that adjacent centre seat occupied by someone with a kid; as the combined non-private space makes an ideal play area. There is no privacy at all between centre seats. They are actually unpleasant and I doubt that anyone would choose to travel thus with a stranger adjacent)
On four recent bookings in CE, we were allocated two aisle seats in different rows for three trips and (at last) aisle and window for one trip (but sadly in different rows). None of these eight bookings were on busy flights and I soon changed them (from a large choice of suitable seats) to my preferred seats on MMB.
Considering our BAEC profile preferences and the number of seats in pairs in CW and the existence of only pairs in CE; why do BA persistently separate us and avoid giving us Mrs tooblue's choice of 'window seat'?
I have zero faith in the 'system' and would hesitate to book BA if status didn't allow me to correct the vagaries of that 'system'.
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given there aren't any / many "better" / "worse" CE seats / people are less fussed about CE seats (yet to hear anyeone saying row 3 is better than row 4), you shouldn't have a problem swapping on the plane so I would save the money for something else.
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Doesn't it also depend on the distance? If it's a short hop to AMS then it certainly isn't worth it but if it one of the longer sectors it may well be worth it. Do we know the OP's route?
Sorry. I should have mentioned that in the original post.
It's Faro to Gatwick, so only a couple of hours. Mrs Steve prefers an isle seat so chances are she'll get that anyway.
I on the other hand prefer a window seat, and they are usually the first to go.
As you all say though, it's only a short distance.
It just seems strange thought that BA charge more for choosing your CE seat that your normal economy seat, even though you've already (usually) paid for for the CE seat in the first place.
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Sorry. I should have mentioned that in the original post.
It's Faro to Gatwick, so only a couple of hours. Mrs Steve prefers an isle seat so chances are she'll get that anyway.
I on the other hand prefer a window seat, and they are usually the first to go.
As you all say though, it's only a short distance.
It just seems strange thought that BA charge more for choosing your CE seat that your normal economy seat, even though you've already (usually) paid for for the CE seat in the first place.
It really won't be a problem to swap. Choose one window and one aisle seat and then get the cabin crew to ask someone to swap. People generally don't mind moving in CE as all the seats and rows are similar. Keep looking as seats in the front two rows often get released nearer departure time.
I am confident that you will sit together on the flight. I don't think I have ever operated a flight where people have not been able to sit together in the CE cabin.
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