Originally Posted by
scnzzz
What I don't understand is why BA doesn't simply block the "best" seats (the UD and say the bulk of the LD window/aisle combos) for elites in CW and allow complimentary seat selection for say LD seats.
Because the fee for selecting business class seats has very little to do with reserving seats for elites and everything to do with maximizing revenue. The fact that some people seem to believe that it's the former is a big compliment to BA marketing (or whoever deals with this).