Originally Posted by
david4455
1. Have there been examples when these seats open up earlier than 72-24 hours before departure?
2. Is there a way to tell if these seats are actually occupied or just blocked for Premium members? The seat chart for my flight shows 1A/K the same color white ( unavailable) as seats that I know are occupied.
Can't answer 1, but I can 2
if you've got an ExpertFlyer subscription then you can see seat availability like this:
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Seat Map Search:
Departing LAS on 04/06/16 for LHR
Flying BA flight 274 in First
A E F K
1P P
2+ -
3- -
4- + + +
5+ + + +
A E F K
Seats
Premium Only P
Available +
Handicap-Accessible H
Paid & Premium #
Occupied -
Blocked X
Lavatory L
Paid $
Location
Exit Row E
Wing W
Upper Deck U
In this example 1A and K are available but only to Premium Only (in this case, Golds).
Assuming you haven't got an ExpertFlyer subscription then post your flight details on the
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...loads-166.html thread and someone will post back the results.