Originally Posted by
LondonElite
But what's the point? By the time check-in starts, the gate has control of seating, so why not just ask them to put you somewhere where the middle seat is free. How does EF really help you here?
It is much easier (for both the pax and the agent) when you ask :
Excuse me,could you please move me to 21D?" ,
then,
Excuse me,I was just wondering if it is possible to check for any empty rows....hmm,oh 20DEF looks good,or maybe emm....18ABC....
Agents are often busy during/just before boarding,so making your requests as easy as possible for them really helps.In the worst case scenario,if the GA refuses your request you can move to an empty seat once on the aircraft,again armed with information from EF.
When flying on RJ not ex AMM and being in airside transit I aproach the gate agents 5-10 minutes before boarding starts and ask to check the seat map for me.
On S7,MH,IB and CX,I approach the agents in the lounge/gate after I check EF and they just move me to whereever I ask them.
I don't know why BA,RJ and some other airlines block the EF seat map when OLCI opens.