Originally Posted by
tallboy
So, does that indicate that you believe there is no significant advantage to OLCI for a Plat?
Most of my travel is O/S and so have not used OLCI before, but am considering it for a trip tomorrow.
As a Plat are you likely to get better seat assignment via OLCI, or by just trusting the system to allocate a good seat?
Consensus?
tb
I find is still worthwhile to OLCI. Saves hassle if running late to the airport or doing a tight connection/turnaround.
Yeah with both QF and NZ OLCI I find it annoying blocked seats show as occupied - have had to learn from experience how to identify likely blocks. Generally if switch seats the block doesn't move with you (unless get lucky and an agent notices and manually reapplies it), but there are times when it is still worthwhile switching IMO.
An example where still useful to OLCI is if flight is plat-heavy and your seating preference is forward aisle - you may get a seat well back and can improve with OLCI.