Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
The implication of the above is extraordinary: if you book early, the aircraft is empty, you therefore get a cheaper ticket and a better chance of a forward location. Book late - well you can write the script.
Wasn't that always the case for status holders?
As a bronze, I still have to pay for seat selection anyway after doing a dummy booking.
So even though it tells me that 'seat selection is included' that only kicks in at the same time as previously.