Originally Posted by frankvb
It has always been possible

to pre-allocate these seats. Haven't flown WBC recently so others will have a more definitive answer.
[Added a bit later]Hmmm, checked some seat maps about 90 days ahead and the 77 row shows up all seats as 'R'. Wonder if my memory made the past better than it actually was...
I had the same... FB 'help'desk won't give them away, but reg KLM reservation will without any hesitation. Funnily enough I noticed on my way back from LA that row 77 in the NWA system (for the KLM flight) was marked as 'E' for elite flyers only...