Originally Posted by
traveller5
A non-status family member has booked 2 Club World tickets (cash fare) to LA and is being asked to pay an extra 2 x £116 each way to secure seats. The seat map only shows 2 Club seats as unoccupied for the November flight which has got them worrying about overbooked cabins and that they will simply have to pay for the luxury of having a seat on top of the J fare! Is this now a BA tactic to get more money?
It has been a tactic for the best part of 20 years so it really isn't anything new.
Your family member will be able to select from available seats without extra charge from 24hrs before departure when online check in opens.
On the other hand they're more than welcome to part with extra cash now if they're worried there won't be a seat for them.... but they really don't have to.