Originally Posted by
Beergander
I noticed this earlier in the year and was as surprised as you. Interestingly I have an upcoming BA holiday and it still says check in 24 hours before flight. Will have to see what happens....
This is what I had always seen in the past and that’s why I assumed it was only free from 24 hours before. However, today I tried selecting my seat in manage my booking at T-48 (prior to OLCI opening) and it was free. Handy as I have a flight in 48 hours!