Originally Posted by
Pyeinthesky
1a/k were always reserved for golds, the $64000 question is whether the right for a gold to assign the other seat in row 1 on 744 to their travelling partner on the same PNR as we used to be able to...
...and if not, then that's a smack in the face for golds. I.e. what's the point if 1A & 1K are only accessible when travelling by yourself (when in reality, seat selection doesn't really matter as much in that scenario).