Originally Posted by
maizeandblue96
Data point: I was charged as a DM for seat selection in business from GRU. My understanding is that no charge from US, but everywhere else, Skyteam elite gets charged.
From US no-status members get for free still.
However from GRU, as a DM you should still get for free. Did you try and select during booking, or after? Even as DM, in Y AF/KL system has always tried to charge during booking. However as soon as booked, could pull up reservation and book for free.