Originally Posted by
MichielR
As a PE I appreciate this but one of the advantages of the select seating was that my non-Elite spouse could join me in the select section. Now we will either have to fork out up to 150 euro or we'll both sit in the Economy Discomfort section.
Availability on all aircraft from December seems to imply that the AVOD installation in the B744 fleet might be on a fast track after all.

Why is your spouse not Elite? It just costs 90 euros per year for your AMEX card that extends your elite status to her and if you want one of your other family members...