BA Silvers and especially Golds posting in this thread clearly want seating policies which are very favourable for them, which is understandable. But I would like to ask them what is the best seating policy that they have come across on a carrier other than BA? Most carriers block off a certain number of seats for premium passengers only, but presumably once they have all gone, tough luck. Or is that not the case? Is there a good example of a seating policy on another carrier that you can point to?
Are there other carriers where high-status passengers can indeed waltz up at the last minute, buy a full-fare ticket and expect premium seating? And if so, is this only achieved by that carrier by doing a last minute seat shuffle?