I have noticed this problem getting worse recently ie last 1-2 years. Quite often I don’t get a lot of notice as to when I need to travel, it can be anything from 2-8 weeks out.

Increasingly I am finding that not only are the flights super expensive (and the reasons for this are well known), but am finding all the decent seats gone in Club, so I am paying for expensive seats, which I sort of understand as I am booking so late, but it really is disappointing to find only middle seats left (LHR-US)

I try and reassure myself it would be worse if everyone got a free seat choice.

ok, rant over.