Originally Posted by
SirToby
Not related to AY but OS does the same thing when booking a "light" Y fare.
Not even a shiny *G card will let you choose a seat for free, neither at online check in, neither at airport nor in the lounge.
So seems AY is in "good" company with this behaviour...

I can live with it with unbundled LIght fares.
To me the bigger issue is that AY does not differentiate there between (Super)Light and Classic. And that‘s where AY and OS go different paths.