Charging for "premium" J seats - is this a new thing?
Dec 13, 2012, 8:19 am
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Charging for "premium" J seats - is this a new thing?
My SWU just cleared for a DFW-NRT flight. There are still quite a few seats available in J. However, it appears the isle seats have a $14 extra fee associated with them. However, I'm unable to select them still.
Is this something new?
Is this something new?
Dec 13, 2012, 8:25 am
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If it is it is not good news. SWU or no SWU, I don't feel as though you should have to pay for a seat allocation in J.
Dec 13, 2012, 8:30 am
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)(And, btw, they're aisle seats...unless they're on an island
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Last edited by brp; Dec 13, 2012 at 8:40 am
Dec 13, 2012, 8:35 am
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Have quite a few international trips coming up in J (including NRT). I am just now able to change my seats to whatever seats, including aisle, I want in J without a charge.
Dec 13, 2012, 8:35 am
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I'd pay $14 for a seat on an isle.
Well, depending on which isle, of course.
Well, depending on which isle, of course.
Dec 13, 2012, 8:37 am
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It says you get free seat selection as a OW member however so you shouldn't be charged this.
Dec 13, 2012, 9:18 am
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It's incomprehensible to me that someone could pay the thousands of dollar differential to fly J instead of Y, yet be unwilling to cough up another $14 for the seat of their choice. And even upgraders, whether by SWU or miles + copay, $14 seems trivial for such a long flight.
Dec 13, 2012, 9:21 am
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It's incomprehensible to me that someone could pay the thousands of dollar differential to fly J instead of Y, yet be unwilling to cough up another $14 for the seat of their choice. And even upgraders, whether by SWU or miles + copay, $14 seems trivial for such a long flight.
Dec 13, 2012, 9:23 am
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Dec 13, 2012, 9:24 am
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Dec 13, 2012, 9:26 am
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I would hope that the problem the OP reported is just a mistake though as I'd expect an EXP to be exempt in the same was as they are in the BA system.
Dec 13, 2012, 9:28 am
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Do we have any confirmation that this is anything other than a tech glitch?
Dec 13, 2012, 9:33 am
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Wow, BA really charges people on paid J for seat assignments? How much?
While it's not entirely incomprehensible to me that they would do such a thing, I would hope they'd be charging a lot more than $14. Otherwise it hardly seems worth the annoyance factor.
While it's not entirely incomprehensible to me that they would do such a thing, I would hope they'd be charging a lot more than $14. Otherwise it hardly seems worth the annoyance factor.
Dec 13, 2012, 9:42 am
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(It's even more frustrating for us because I booked the tickets for the two of us in the same PNR and for some unspecified reason AA split PNRs when reissuing the ticket following a sched change, so now I get a free seat and my wife is waiting for check-in to get an assignment without paying).