Blocked Seats in Affaires; Any way to assign?
May 30, 2010, 1:23 am
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Now, the option to change seats at all [admittedly, in Y] is gone!
May 31, 2010, 4:49 am
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My own experience with ExpertFlyer regarding AF is that EF is invariably up to date .... I have watched unassigned seats be assigned in "real time" (to me, of course!) and I always seem to surprise AF reservations agents when I call and I know that my fare/award/dates as well as the seats I want are available ... I do my homework beforehand with EF and it is always helpful.
By the way NHFL9, you are much better off in row 1 (in the front Business cabin) than in row 5!
By the way NHFL9, you are much better off in row 1 (in the front Business cabin) than in row 5!
May 31, 2010, 5:13 am
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My own experience with ExpertFlyer regarding AF is that EF is invariably up to date .... I have watched unassigned seats be assigned in "real time" (to me, of course!) and I always seem to surprise AF reservations agents when I call and I know that my fare/award/dates as well as the seats I want are available ... I do my homework beforehand with EF and it is always helpful.
By the way NHFL9, you are much better off in row 1 (in the front Business cabin) than in row 5!
By the way NHFL9, you are much better off in row 1 (in the front Business cabin) than in row 5!
Indeed, avoid row 5 (very noisy).
Jun 1, 2010, 6:36 am
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MRU-CDG sure beats the MRU-JNB-CDG option that I originally had, having to pay for MRU-JNB and stay a night in JNB.
Jun 1, 2010, 8:18 am
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No, don't worry, you'll be fine. You are near the tip of the nose, so obviously the curve of the airplane factors in: the four seats in row 1 are a bit closer together than in rows 2-4 because the center aisle is narrower. I prefer row 3 or row 2, just because the center aisle is wider. You do have the advantage in row 1 of not having any foot traffic go by.
Jun 1, 2010, 10:37 am
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That is correct, we're as up to date as the reservation systems and we don't cache any data. What we think is happening is those seats aren't assigned to any pax, however the AF website is programed to show them as unavailable for one reason or another, which is why the agent was still able to assign them.
I know that many flights are not 100% up todate and require AVS to be sent by the airline to Amadeus Central System to have it up-to-date.
Anyway, AF migrated its inventory on Saturday, so know that both Reservations and Inventory are linked, there should have less problems.
No more polling to Alpha 3 !
Jun 1, 2010, 10:48 am
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Jun 1, 2010, 12:26 pm
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Jun 1, 2010, 3:02 pm
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No, don't worry, you'll be fine. You are near the tip of the nose, so obviously the curve of the airplane factors in: the four seats in row 1 are a bit closer together than in rows 2-4 because the center aisle is narrower. I prefer row 3 or row 2, just because the center aisle is wider. You do have the advantage in row 1 of not having any foot traffic go by.
Jun 1, 2010, 3:09 pm
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All I see is this:
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Mr. jms_uk Meal Status Seat Status London - Paris no selection - 1XA confirmed Paris - London no selection - 8XK confirmed
Jun 2, 2010, 5:25 am
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No, don't worry, you'll be fine. You are near the tip of the nose, so obviously the curve of the airplane factors in: the four seats in row 1 are a bit closer together than in rows 2-4 because the center aisle is narrower. I prefer row 3 or row 2, just because the center aisle is wider. You do have the advantage in row 1 of not having any foot traffic go by.
Thanks again for the feedback!
Jun 2, 2010, 5:31 am
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Row 1 is fine if you are not claustrophobic (you face a wall), a lot of privacy, very quiet, easy to put an attach case under the foot rest to attempt to get it up.
Jun 2, 2010, 5:42 am
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Row 4 is against the wall of the galley/WC area and it can be noisy. You will be happier in row 1 if rows 2 or 3 don't open up.
I would take row 4 over the second cabin any day, though!
Jun 2, 2010, 5:42 am
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Great, thanks again for all of the input, really appreciate it!