Originally Posted by
alocsin
The throne seats normally cost. But I've read that if you ask 48 hours in advance and no one has chosen those seats, you can get them for free. But when I've tested that, it looks like all advanced seat assignments for business class are turned off, and that you have to check in again at 23 hours before take off to get the throne seat.
Has anyone actually scored a throne seat for free without being HON or SEN? What's the exact procedure for doing that?
Indeed, Swiss do block (aka disable) seat selection 48+ hours before travel.
I've gotten them for free (as UA*G, but that shouldn't matter), but only via the usual checkin, which doesn't open until closer to the flight.
I'm guessing the 48 hour claim is from older better days when Swiss were less obnoxious than they currently are?