Originally Posted by
Blueboys999
I agree it looks extortionate but your post raises a point I hadn't thought about. Under this new option, if your status allows, will the temporarily held booking be available on MMB to select seats before purchase? It looks like it will but whether you'll be able to pay for seat selection at that stage looks more doubtful.
Under the current/old system you can select your seat and meal choices before the reservation is paid or ticketed.
I imagine this new system is just bolted on so I would expect seat reservations and so on to be available.