Originally Posted by
azepine00
very puzzled what seats are blocked and why...
front 5-6 rows of economy (aside from bulkhead) are open - about 30% load there; some seats there were available as *A from the beginning, other (purple) were extra $50 but became free 3-4 days before departure..
next 5-6 rows of economy (and bulkhead row) are blocked completely - not occupied but blocked - no idea why...
Back of coach is mostly full.
AirNZ holds some seats back for airport control. To allow moving people around, HVC, crew dead heads, etc