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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 2:35 am
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Originally Posted by srbrenna
Originally Posted by Smirnoff
Have we had a defintive answer on whether a Gold plus a non-Gold on the same PNR can or cannot (or rather, should or should not be able to) pre-assign a pair of Gold seats? Together?
Here is the answer:
Originally Posted by BA Nick
My understanding is that TCPing bookings together won't grant these privileges - at least, there's nothing in the system to take action on it. It will have an effect if there are children in a booking.
In other words here is the new BA policy:

If you (Gold) and Partner (non-Gold) travel together then you can sit in the Gold seats but your partner will be seated elsewhere. This has the advantage of increasing loyalty for Golds as if they can only get the best seats if travelling alone. If travelling with a partner and you want to sit together then effectively you only have the same stating choice as a Blue.

If you (Gold), partner and children want to sit together, forget it. (Does this sound a bit like Ryanair?)
Actually, that's not the answer to Smirnoff's question - it is the answer to whether bookings which are TCP'd together would enjoy gold privileges on all PNRs.
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