I've just booked a flight on Qatar.com to Yangon (YGN). Very excited to visit somewhere which looks fantastic! I'm out from LGW on BA4480 and back to LHR on BA7001, both to DOH. Given that both legs are around 6 hours long I'd rather not be hemmed in against the window or in a middle seat; I'd much rather be on an aisle seat, preferably in the middle section (Economy travel I meant to say!).

As I understand it (and tried), I can't do this online, either on BA or QR sites, so I've just spent a while on the phone to BA. BA4480 is a 787-8 so I asked for 25D/F and BA7001 is an A350 so I asked for 29D/F. More time on hold for the agent to come back and say they were reserved for handicapped travellers. So I asked for any D or F seat in the cabin, but she said no, all reserved for handicapped travellers.

Is it true that every Economy aisle seat on a Qatar plane is reserved for handicapped passengers? I did question it but she was adamant and there was nothing else she could try. Is there anything else I can do to ensure I am the 'disturbed' rather than the 'disturber' during these flights? Unfortunately Business isn't an option for me :-(