corporate-wage-slave

Dear FTers, I've been liaising with BLHD on seating for a particular flight, for a thread on Theoretical Seating, and thanks to his very kind assistance we've got screenshots for Gold, Silver and Blue for a particular service. It's very interesting (well, not in a nice way for Silvers, frankly, but Blue has almost no option at all).

If you are a current BA Bronze cardholder, and are able to assist in the next hour or so, can you put a post here (to stop anyone else spending time on it), do a screenshot of a NCL - LHR flight seat map and then PM me please?

The flight we are looking at is BA1321 on 1 September (06:00 hrs). You need to be logged in, then book a dummy booking one way on BA1321, Plus fare (not basic), go past the hotel upsell screen and then look at the seat map via the next screen.

Many thanks in anticipation!
CWS.

DrGee

I'm free.

irishmanlev

Only 12c available

corporate-wage-slave

Thanks for the help. Bronze = Blue then!

By all means PM me if you have a screenshot ready, but the short version is:

- Gold/Emeralds: 21 seats including some plum ones (e.g. 1A)
- Silver/Sapphare: 10 aisle seats
- Bronze/Ruby and Blue: 1 paid for seat (albeit an exit row)

I'll do a fuller post on the subject with the screenshots.

irishmanlev

And the others?

Scottiebhoy

Same. Only 12C available..

I'm bronze.

Bat 21

Out of curiosity I checked expert flyer - it shows only 12C available and a lot of seats blocked.
Don't think this proves anything other than EF now only gives a true reflection of Blue availability.

BLHD

When CWS approached me this morning... I was more than happy to help, however, our findings have left me not being too bothered about my impending drop to Bronze... I'll have more of a chance of bagging an exit row seat at T-48. Sad reflection of BA's care for Silvers.

corporate-wage-slave

If a Bronze cardholder selects that one available seat, are you asked to pay £10 for it?

gustavmahler

Well this doesn't sound good (if you're a Silver like me, at least!). I have a flight to BLQ on Friday, and row 1 is still blocked. Good for Golds booking late, so it is a definite benefit to some.

Scottiebhoy

No. It offered it for free as it was a plus fare.

aidy

Shouldn't it be free as it's within 7 days of the flight using the bronze benefit?

TheMajor

I may be late, but Bronze and only offering me 17E (Urggh!!). It does not try to charge me £10.

Scottiebhoy

And I'm within the 7 days.

Tried dummy booking again and now 17E is all that's available.

Physci

So what happens if the SCH makes a booking for 2 passengers, can't select seats together? If so that will cause lots of complaints ....