Originally Posted by
Blueboys999
Out of interest, are those seat selections for a single passenger or a group? I tend to agree that this isn't much of a problem for a single traveller but for a couple or family group knowing where you are to be seated in advance is more important that is generally realised by those who usually fly alone or whose status means that that fact and the high cost is all irrelevant to them.
Some interesting stats were posted here a few months ago, researched by Which? I think. IIRC, the percentage of families who were allocated seats at checkin and ended up seated together was much higher than I expected it to be. This was a based on criteria where being seating together was the main priority, rather than cherry picking specific seats. If you want a specific seat then the paid option is there for that very purpose.