I've flown quite a few Avianca flights booked with UA miles. I've spent time talking to UA and Avianca, hours on the phone with AV's "support". No one knows how to assign a seat for a AV award ticket booked with Mileageplus. However, I've been able to choose a seat at check in every time, so 24 hours before departure.
Can you tell me how exactly you managed to "choose a seat at check in"?
Online, on Avianca's website? (That's what I tried today, using "manage my booking" and the "oh oh" dialog is the result.) Maybe the "oh oh" dialog no longer appears at T-24?
By calling Avianca?
At an Avianca airport counter? (the nearest one looks to be in San Francisco, 800 miles from me).
My Avianca flight is the
second leg of my itinerary. It begins with a domestic United flight from SEA to LAX (on United metal), then after a 2 hour connection in LAX, continues on to BOG on Avianca. Since my flights are booked as a single ticket, I assume I can't do online checkin at Avianca's website...no? "Check-in" for the Avianca leg (just to pick a seat) then check-in online at United, too? Maybe check-in online with United, then once I'm checked in, call Avianca to try and get them to put me in a non-random seat?
If you know of a way to accomplish this at T-24 (other than visiting an airport served by Avianca), I'd love to hear how that can be done!
¿mierda, no?