Originally Posted by Expatbear
I have been told by QF that even as an emerald (BA Gold) I still have to pay for preferred emergency exit row seats on a QF flight. Is that correct?
Originally Posted by jridge
This is correct. However, QF do make other good seats (just not exit row) available for elites which otherwise you'd have to pay for.
And, of course, you can get exit row seats for free -- if there are any left -- when the online check-in opens, 24 hours in advance. Mrs999 and I were just lucky that way, with SYD-DRW and DRW-MEL.