Originally Posted by
Globaliser
As I read it, jlemon is already booked in CE but is wondering whether connecting to a long-haul F flight would entitle them to free pre-allocation on the CE flight.
If I've got that right, the answer is still no.
In fact, even if on the same award ticket you have a sector in F and a sector in CE, you still have to pay for pre-allocation in CE even though pre-allocation is free on the F sector. It all depends on the booking class for each sector in turn.
Indeed, we are already booked in Club Europe from MRS to LHR and in First from LHR to IAD. And we were able to reserve our seats in F at no charge. Hopefully, we will be able to check our bags from MRS straight through to IAD.