Originally Posted by
AussieDreaming
Happened to me this morning EDI-LGW, 3 of us shifted from 1D, 1E and 1F to 10D, 10E and 10F, possibly the worst seats on a 737-400.
Of course our original row 1 seats which I was told were 'occupied' were empty until after take off when 1D and 1F were quickly taken by pax from the first few rows.
Needless to say I was delighted! E-mail has already gone to customer services.
Was your flight full?
If not, then the first few rows of seats are often blocked for allocation as this is required for aircraft trim. Passengers have to sit further back for take off but are allowed to move forward after that. Perhaps this was the situation in your case (being a weekend EDI-LGW it probably was quite empty).
I would imagine CS will write back to you advising that no seat is confirmed and BA reserve the right to move any person from their seat.