Hello,
today I got a few PM's with some more comments - thanks! Will "update" the 2nd post later this week.
Concerning the ASR (and the priority-seating for SEN's/HON's), I have to admit that I'm not 100% sure about the exact rule...
AFAIK, all seats in all classes can be preassigned by the Reservation-centre - theoretically. But: Low fare-classes in Economy seem to be excluded for non-status-passengers.
Does somebody know if this applies also for longhauls, and if there are different rules in this topic for FTL's/other *G than for SEN's/HON's?
And just another subjective side-note: While the European C-Class is indeed sometimes "a bit" inconsistent, the recaro-seats were a BIG improvement in Eco - on all planes.
So long for today!