Originally Posted by
Hubbabridge
Gold allows you to assign your own seat; it is not a form of seat aid in which your beneficence is spread to the hoi polloi......2a and K are better anyway
2A and 2K are
not better when you are traveling with someone. When I am traveling alone, then I would agree.
Originally Posted by
Swanhunter
Has always been thus. And a good thing too. It does give Golds a chance at a decent seat unlike Club where all the good stuff goes to Silvers on I fares.
We are not talking about a Silver taking a seat you would like. We are talking about a companion flying with a Gold.
Originally Posted by
PETER01
Edited to add: @ Always Flyin The policy is what it is and I think if you ask nicely with whoever is in row 1 then they MAY swap. That's your only hope I'm afraid.
I don't ask passengers to swap seats. I ask BA in advance for the seat assignment and I assumed, wrongly, that BA would extend the Gold seating to the flying companion of a Gold. While BA doesn't, it should.
Originally Posted by
dubbin
This is a discussion forum, not BA customer service. It sounds like your unanswered questions would best be raised with BA.
Yes, we certainly wouldn't want to discuss omissions and errors in BA customer service here.
Originally Posted by
Genius1
1AK are fine when you are travelling with somebody and want to share the travelling experience. However, if travelling alone, I prefer 2AK or 3AK. 1AK are too close for comfort when travelling alone, IMO.
Yes, and I
am traveling with someone . . .
Not that BA cares. If BA published this information in advance, or had bothered to tell me on any of the three calls I made to them, I would have known in advance and not wasted my time.
I'll instead just mark this down to yet another lapse in BA customer service. One of a long list.