Originally Posted by
Exleftseat
I was ready to pull the trigger on a BA C sale BKK-AMS at $ 1,500 a piece r/t. So for two pax the total amounted to $ 3,000. But then add 400 Euros for seat reservation and it's about a little less than an additional 15 percent. Of course you don't have to make a seat reservation and wait until T-24, but then sitting together as a couple or avoiding the two center seats in a 4 seat row is not guaranteed.
Seat choice is especially important with a cabin configuration like BA's. They're basically capitalizing on the crappiness of their J cabin.
BA currently leading race to the bottom among the legacy/flag carriers.