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Old Jun 15, 2012, 6:04 am
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Seat reservations ICA flights now available at time of booking (340 days)

From KLM's travel agents website:

Stoelreservering op ICA-vluchten al bij boeking mogelijk

Voor alle ICA-vluchten biedt KLM de mogelijkheid om ook voor Economy Comfort direct bij boeking een stoel te reserveren. Dit kan tot 48 uur voor vertrek. Voorheen was dat alleen mogelijk vanaf 90 dagen voor vertrek.

Voor alle ICA-vluchten biedt KLM de mogelijkheid om direct bij boeking een stoel te reserveren. Dit kan tot 48 uur voor vertrek. Voorheen was dat alleen mogelijk vanaf 90 dagen voor vertrek en nu dus 340 dagen voor vertrek.
Dit geldt ook voor:
- Stoelen in Economy Comfort-zone
- Stoelen in een rij van 2
- Stoelen met extra beenruimte
For all inter-continental flights it is now possible to book seats at time of booking compared to 90 days prior to departure before.

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Old Jun 15, 2012, 6:11 am
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Very interesting!!

About time they made this change, too. ^
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Old Jun 15, 2012, 7:01 am
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Originally Posted by Gajan
From KLM's travel agents website:



For all inter-continental flights it is now possible to book seats at time of booking compared to 90 days prior to departure before.

Gajan
We only now need to wait for the new text on the internet site which still does contain the old rule. I was so surprised last week I could book seat for DEC for AMS-JFK and JFK-AMS in January 2013!

From 90 days before departure
Once you have booked, you can log in at ‘Manage my Booking’. There you can indicate or change your seat preference, as early as 90 days up until 48 hours before departure. This is possible for intercontinental flights operated by KLM and many other airlines.
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Old Jun 15, 2012, 11:13 am
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This is good news for the minority who plan and book their flights one year out, but less so for all those who will now have fewer good seats to choose between.

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Old Jun 15, 2012, 12:47 pm
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I bet that, somewhere in the past, you once wrote...

Originally Posted by johan rebel
This is good news for the minority who plan and book their flights 90 days out, but less so for all those who will now have fewer good seats to choose between.

Johan
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Old Jun 15, 2012, 4:56 pm
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Every upside has its downside.
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Old Jun 16, 2012, 3:28 am
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
I bet that, somewhere in the past, you once wrote...
Don't think so, because the 90-day rule predates FT. It has been possible to book 90 days out for as long as I can remember, although it may actually have been 89 days until a few decades ago.

For me personally the whole questions is academic, I don't fly KL longhaul anymore.

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