SH seat selection
Mar 28, 2024, 6:49 am
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SH seat selection
I don't remember ever reading about this issue and can't find anything while searching so I need to ask a question.
I have just booked a family trip to go to a 6 Nations rugby match in Rome next year in ET. None of the rest of my family are even in BAEC but I am a GCH and that allows me seat selection for my entire party even emergency exits.
At the minute the emergency exits are rows 11 and 12 on all flights but I can see historically that all the sectors change through some or all the variations of 319, 320 and 321 meaning thyat the emergency exit rows change too. I'm guessing that my best strategy is to select rows 11 or 12 and just hope for the best?
There is another fly in the ointment which I'm guessing is to do with moving curtains, on the flight from FCO to LHR on 17th March rows 10,11 and 12 are blocked, is that going to be to allow for CE to extend to 12 rows, will they ever open up for selection?
I have just booked a family trip to go to a 6 Nations rugby match in Rome next year in ET. None of the rest of my family are even in BAEC but I am a GCH and that allows me seat selection for my entire party even emergency exits.
At the minute the emergency exits are rows 11 and 12 on all flights but I can see historically that all the sectors change through some or all the variations of 319, 320 and 321 meaning thyat the emergency exit rows change too. I'm guessing that my best strategy is to select rows 11 or 12 and just hope for the best?
There is another fly in the ointment which I'm guessing is to do with moving curtains, on the flight from FCO to LHR on 17th March rows 10,11 and 12 are blocked, is that going to be to allow for CE to extend to 12 rows, will they ever open up for selection?
Mar 28, 2024, 6:57 am
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I don't remember ever reading about this issue and can't find anything while searching so I need to ask a question.
I have just booked a family trip to go to a 6 Nations rugby match in Rome next year in ET. None of the rest of my family are even in BAEC but I am a GCH and that allows me seat selection for my entire party even emergency exits.
At the minute the emergency exits are rows 11 and 12 on all flights but I can see historically that all the sectors change through some or all the variations of 319, 320 and 321 meaning thyat the emergency exit rows change too. I'm guessing that my best strategy is to select rows 11 or 12 and just hope for the best?
There is another fly in the ointment which I'm guessing is to do with moving curtains, on the flight from FCO to LHR on 17th March rows 10,11 and 12 are blocked, is that going to be to allow for CE to extend to 12 rows, will they ever open up for selection?
I have just booked a family trip to go to a 6 Nations rugby match in Rome next year in ET. None of the rest of my family are even in BAEC but I am a GCH and that allows me seat selection for my entire party even emergency exits.
At the minute the emergency exits are rows 11 and 12 on all flights but I can see historically that all the sectors change through some or all the variations of 319, 320 and 321 meaning thyat the emergency exit rows change too. I'm guessing that my best strategy is to select rows 11 or 12 and just hope for the best?
There is another fly in the ointment which I'm guessing is to do with moving curtains, on the flight from FCO to LHR on 17th March rows 10,11 and 12 are blocked, is that going to be to allow for CE to extend to 12 rows, will they ever open up for selection?
Yes rows are blocked in case the curtain moves back. If the curtain moves forward then the seats will open up for selection. Other than that they will not be available until potentially a day or two before check in opens.
Mar 28, 2024, 7:17 am
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Meantime, my family all whine about me doing so, because they are smaller than me, and also female, and want their bags in hand all the time.
Luckily I control the PNR in this house...
Mar 28, 2024, 7:22 am
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I go to Rome whenever there is a 6 Nations vs England in Italy. Almost without exception the day before the match, CE goes back as far as it can in the cabin, usually to Row 12 on a A320.
I’d book Row 12 for the moment and then set up an Expertflyer alert for seat changes. I’d assume you’ll be behind the exit row as a going-in assumption.
I’d book Row 12 for the moment and then set up an Expertflyer alert for seat changes. I’d assume you’ll be behind the exit row as a going-in assumption.
Mar 28, 2024, 8:39 am
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This far out your likelihood of an equipment change is much increased. I’d suggest setting an alert for such change and then amend as necessary. However don’t be surprised if you don’t end up in the exit row.
Mar 28, 2024, 8:49 am
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Since England are at Twickenham against Italy next year, I'm guessing this is Italy v Ireland. In which case it's not going to be so congested. But still, it's just so far off, your choice is to micromanage and potential fail, or select somewhere further back and not have the trouble. But otherwise, there are too many variations to know anything sensible at this point.
Mar 28, 2024, 8:52 am
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Mar 28, 2024, 10:18 am
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It is indeed Italy v Ireland = on St Patricks Day weekend!!
I have 5 seats in the exit rows - with me being the one with the theoretically empty seat beside me - on all legs except the FCO-LHR leg where we are in row 15 - and that is just fine.
I have 5 seats in the exit rows - with me being the one with the theoretically empty seat beside me - on all legs except the FCO-LHR leg where we are in row 15 - and that is just fine.
Mar 28, 2024, 11:12 am
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Ireland in Rome on St-Patty's... ouff.
Reminds me of a trip we took to see Canada play in their first ever Rugby World Cup. They played Ireland in Cardiff. We took the train back to London after the match. Forget tickets or train reservations they hearded us into any available car en masse.
99% per Ireland fans. A most memorable train trip to say the least. I have a great video of the singing in the 'Quiet Car'... Epic.
Reminds me of a trip we took to see Canada play in their first ever Rugby World Cup. They played Ireland in Cardiff. We took the train back to London after the match. Forget tickets or train reservations they hearded us into any available car en masse.
99% per Ireland fans. A most memorable train trip to say the least. I have a great video of the singing in the 'Quiet Car'... Epic.
Mar 28, 2024, 11:16 am
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I would say relying on TS here is beyond dangerous: the chances of a busy flight are high, and if a rugby heffalump protests that their Basic fare has given then 22E then you can guess what the check-in agent will do. TS is all very well and good, but if it's busy it can have totally the reverse effect.