If the wifey and myself want to do a trip over the ditch to Oz I'm stuck as to how to achieve the following using the online booking system. I want the works - movies & food. She isn't bothered about that, is happy with an economy seat with carry on only but has asked if I can get the neighbour free guarantee on my ticket that she can then get the benefit of.

So i was thinking I could grab works deluxe - 2 carry ons and a neighbour free seat - sit in seat c. That would leave seat b free and she could then grab seat a with an economy ticket.

Would we have to undertake 2 different sets of bookings to achieve this ? Is it indeed possible or do they keep works deluxe passengers in a different zone on the plane ?

Cheers for your thoughts.

Works deluxe has always been just the two front rows on the narrow body aircraft IME....

Works Deluxe (WD) is a dedicated section in the front. The empty B seat is shared between the A and C WD pax. Same for D & F.

Why would you expect your wife to obtain the benefits of the WD product on a much cheaper Seat-only fare?

Thanks for clarifying. Makes sense and yes - agree re the seat only fare getting the benefit of WD. So essentially if she wanted the free seat, we'd have to book 2 WD returns and the seat would be between us.

Yes you both need to book WD. Though if happy not to sit together you could book works and they could book WD.

WD is in essence is a "seperate cabin".

Even you book WD, and select a seat further back, depending on Ged_wife status, the same row may not be available for her to seat select. They would be separate bookings after all.
Or both go for works and exit row seat extra (A & C). A downgrade for you and upgrade for her. Often not many pax will pay extra for the exit row. Have had exit rows to myself (I pay)

If you book WD you can only select WD seats.