Originally Posted by
Polar Man
I noticed recently that econo fares are assigned a seat at check-in and if you wish to change your seat you are charged regardless of where you wish to move.
From WestJet.com:
https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/manage/seats
Guests purchasing our Economy fares such as UltraBasic, Econo and EconoFlex will be seated in our Economy cabin. If you choose not to reserve a seat in advance you can go back and do so any time prior to check-in through
Manage Trips or the
WestJet app.
Standard seat selection is included for EconoFlex fares, but
a seat selection fee will be charged for Econo and UltraBasic guests who change their pre-assigned seats. All guests with an Economy fare can also select an Exit Row or Extended Comfort seat for an additional fee.
UltraBasic guests who do not select a seat before check-in will be pre-assigned a seat at the back of the aircraft at check-in and may not be seated with their party. There is a fee to change a pre-assigned seat with UltraBasic.
Econo never included free seat selection prior to check-in.
But yes — although it’s not entirely clear, it does look like Econo no longer gets free seat selection even at check-in either … which is kinda surprising. (That definitely used to be the case.)