Originally Posted by
Steve_Hun
Gave them a call, but it would have been still 19.99€ to book an XL seat for my segment where I did not already paid for it. It is apparently already "discounted", as normally it would cost 25.99€...
BTW, she wasn't really on the top of her game when it comes to ff statuses. Told her that I have an AY+ Gold / OWS card and when she was looking at my reservation, she was saying
She non-the-less tried to add an XL seat, but the system was still showing it as a chargeable, so I decided to stick with a free one, as it is only an hour long flight.
Finnair.com clearly states that AY Gold / OWS / AY Plat / OWE are able to choose the seat for free.
"You can select a seat free of charge in the following cases:
- You’re travelling with a Business Class ticket.
- You’re travelling with a PRO/fully flexible ticket.
- You’re travelling with a Finnair Plus award ticket (window/aisle seats).
- You’re a Finnair Plus Platinum or Gold member.
- You’re travelling to or from Japan on a Finnair operated flight (window/aisle and front row seats).
- You are a oneworld Emerald or Sapphire member (reservations through Finnair Customer service)."
Also, Finnair Plus site states this:
"ADVANCE SEAT RESERVATION
You can reserve a seat through the Select Your Seat service free of charge."
For AY Silv / OWR the list of benefits include this:
"ADVANCE SEAT RESERVATION
You’ll get a 50% discount from advance seat reservations for scheduled Finnair flights at the Select Your Seat service (excluding seats with extra legroom)."
So, as Gold you should be able to reserve a seat w/ extra legroom for free.