Just arrived in ATH and tried to get a better seat both at check in and at the lounge, for the short hop to Santorini. I find it extremely annoying that they refuse to do so for free, when other airlines will go the extra mile of blocking adjacent seats for their top customers. The reply I get is that everyone pays, and you get other benefits as being a gold.
So who will sit in the entire front section of the aircraft? It’s a couple hours before departure.
Im wondering if others have had different experiences? I don’t care about the €2, takes about 10 seconds to eat/drink that in the lounge (much nicer than the previous version), and the flight is just 30 min.