Originally Posted by
joer1212
Why does BA severely restrict seat availability, even when you're paying for it?
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only 4 seats were made available for purchase,
none of which was the seat that I wanted (64K).
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(Isn't the whole point of paying for a seat to
ensure you get the one you want? 
).
Does BA hold all seats open, just for you, until you decide to take a BA flight?
Have you considered that others may have already selected seats before you or be a lot higher in the pecking order for more dersirable seats.