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Old Jun 16, 2025 | 2:35 am
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Originally Posted by flyingtest16
I was looking at ticket prices from SEA to SIN recently and ANA had some of the cheapest tickets...with a catch. Apparently they have a new Economy fare called Basic, which according to them, has the following restrictions:
1. 1 x 23kg bag instead of 2 x 23kg (not an issue for me)
2. No refunds, upgrades or changes (no big deal)
AND....
3. No seat selection

I'm confused here; is ANA's no-seat selection policy similar to many LCCs and Alaska Saver where you got assigned a random seat instantly without any option to choose (even for a fee like AA/DL/UA) 24 hours before check-in, or whether that no seat selection policy is only for seat selections made before the check-in window of T-24, at which we can select seats for free without random assignments?

Any of you who have flown ANA Basic? I'd appreciate your thoughts on this. I very much prefer window seat and I'm not sure if checking in at SEA right when the counter opens will help my chances.

Thank you.
At 24 hours before departure time, they will open all the seat and you can select for free. At the time being they reserved the seat for Diamond members AFAIK.
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