BA blocking seats?
Feb 24, 2017, 4:22 am
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BA blocking seats?
Due to fly to Lima on Sunday - noticed that most of the seats on the planes seems blocked rather than occupied.
I didn't see that from BA in the past.
Is anything changed?
Does it mean the plane is full?
They are still selling tickets and have 9/9/9 availability but looks like there should not be.
Have things changed since the new check-in system?
I didn't see that from BA in the past.
Is anything changed?
Does it mean the plane is full?
They are still selling tickets and have 9/9/9 availability but looks like there should not be.
Have things changed since the new check-in system?
Feb 24, 2017, 4:26 am
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Feb 24, 2017, 4:54 am
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If you are new to Gold, and you became Gold after booking this flight, then you may need to refresh the booking by removing your BAEC number and re-entering it, either by calling up or using the Finnair website. Otherwise, as mentioned in the main thread, just check this every few hours and something better may come up (assuming you're not happy with your current seat, which I'm not sure about from the wording).
Feb 24, 2017, 5:00 am
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and add your BA number in your Expert Flyer profile. It does change the seat map although many seats remain 'blocked' the TS seats offered to you will be better (further forward, exit etc).
The BA MMB and check in seem to overrule the block for status pax.
J9 C8 D2 R0 I0 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S6 N1 Q0 O0 G9
So probably > 9 seats unsold in Y
The BA MMB and check in seem to overrule the block for status pax.
J9 C8 D2 R0 I0 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S6 N1 Q0 O0 G9
So probably > 9 seats unsold in Y
Last edited by UKTony; Feb 24, 2017 at 5:13 am Reason: Added availablity
Feb 24, 2017, 9:07 am
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Color my face red 
. I hadn't realized that the CW configured 767 fleet has all been retired.
It is, but likely would be payload limited. Max range of a 767-300ER is a bit over 11,000km. LIM is a bit over 10,000.
. I hadn't realized that the CW configured 767 fleet has all been retired. It is, but likely would be payload limited. Max range of a 767-300ER is a bit over 11,000km. LIM is a bit over 10,000.
Last edited by PHLGovFlyer; Feb 24, 2017 at 9:15 am