Originally Posted by
ReynoldsNumber
My understanding was that this was normal for years - T-72 Hours Silver could select row one BUT only if there was not a Gold card holder in an adjacent seat. That is the other question - would you still be able to select row 1 if your neighbour was a Gold card holder?
After t-72 it would be theoretical seatung
If a gold is in 1A then another gold could pick 1C
A silver bronze or non status might be able to select 1C depending how full the cabin is.
As a silver, on non status heavy routes, I have often been able to select row 1 after T-72.
More info about Theoretical seating in this thread. As I mentioned above, this is different from the row 1 blocking on SH which is in effect till T-72.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-british-airways-club/1787834-faq-theoretical-seating-blocked-seats-seat-blocking-status-109.html