Originally Posted by
choosethedrew
Hello all,
I recently booked our tickets for our jollies to Sri Lanka. Flying LHR - MAA outbound which is a 777. At time of booking, ba.com indicated that CW was the highest available class so I assumed we would be on a 3-class 777? Not so...
MMB shows rows 10 - 15 as CW and FIRST as 1 - 4 although obviously not select-able at this stage. Andrew
This happened to us last March flying to MAA in J. When OLCI opened 24h before, the seat map showed a 4 class 777, and I was able to select 2 seats next to each other in the 1st section of the aircraft.
However when we came to board, there was a last minute aircraft switch back to a 3 class 777 (due to a late incoming flight), and in the insueing re-issue of boarding cards at the gate, my travel companion (mother) and I ended up sitting several seats away from each other, with her stuck in a middle 2 seat block with a complete stranger. The flight was full and no one was keen on moving so my mother had a miserable flight all on her own
Next time, if OLCI shows a 4 class 777, I'm going to book 2 seats in the CW cabin regardless, to minimise the chances of this happening again.