Originally Posted by
ND76
Mrs. ND76 (a PM in 2015) and I (a DM in 2015) flew JFK-LHR and back on VS on an award ticket in Y in July, 2015. We were able to grab the "extra legroom" seats in Y about 24 hours after booking with DL after we got our reservation locator on VS (could not do it immediately on the VS site).
I've not had any issues getting extra leg room seats after booking.
For my trip a week ago (bought about 3 weeks prior), I called DL, booked, used the VS PNR to access my reservation, and selected an Extra Legroom Seat.