Originally Posted by
DeathSlam
Row one is initially blocked unless you are BAEC Gold and above. If no-one has claimed it, then it gets released for anyone else to pick at around T-24 hours.
So as you go to check in for your flight it you can sometimes change seat to 1A even as a non-Gold.
But on this occasion it would seem someone has selected it already.
seats in row 1 free up for non golds at T-72 , subject to theoretical seating blocks
but on this flight its occupied