Originally Posted by
paulwuk
Well I don't fly ryanair tickets, despite often travelling HBO, so I couldn't give a stuff. However will this affect me - by pre-allocating seats for HBOs it means fewer seats for those of us who book the expensive tickets last minute. If these seats are all along the lines of 17E, that's great, a genuine improvement ^^^^ -- more seats in the front rows and exit rows for those that pay the most.
I'm in a similar position and I suspect it is even better than that. The HBO seats won't be pre-allocated until OLCI so unless HBO types pay up there will be more seats for other people to select.