Originally Posted by
KARFA
are you on the new site? this is a bug i am afraid. just book it and ignore seat selection, then once booked go in and it should be fine to do seat selection for free as normal.
This has been going on for ages and there's clearly no intent to resolve. Does BA proactively refund those who pay, one wonders? (oops, I just saw a pig flying past my window seat).
On the same subject of "accidental" ancillary revenue, there's a similar issue in QR's booking process where it tries to sell lounge access to those who have booked a business class fare type which includes the lounge.