Originally Posted by
diamond club freeloader
Thanks for this - I suppose the follow on question is how can you tell if this is the case? When I selected 8A there was no little box for 8B so it really looked like there would be no 8B seat. Is this unpredictable until you are on board?
Three days before departure, approximately, the MMB flight code changes from (for example) A320 to M20. You can then look up M20 and in that case you're probably safe. This time is when the aircraft is allocated to your flight, it's not precise, but is often in the lunch time area, give or take, and can be earlier if it falls on a Sunday. However the equipment can of course change right up to, and beyond, your advertised departure time. Not sure - on short flights - it's really worth monitoring, probably best to play safe rather than spend all day curtain checking.