Allocation of seats
Sep 30, 2005 | 5:20 am
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Allocation of seats
So does anyone know what the new rules are? Rang up telephone check in 24 hrs before Man to Lhr and was told furthest forward the two of us (both gold) could have was row 6. So who now gets the forward rows?
Sep 30, 2005 | 5:24 am
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Strange, although it could just have been a clueless agent. One told me the other day that I couldn't have anything further forward than 22F. Needless to say that was rectified to 2A at EDI 
Sep 30, 2005 | 7:33 am
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Are the first few rows not reserved for those people paying for premium economy fares? Hence if you are travelling on a lesser fare you may not be allowed in these rows, regardless of status? Thats what I thought anyway.
Sep 30, 2005 | 7:35 am
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Originally Posted by Jetstreamer
Are the first few rows not reserved for those people paying for premium economy fares? Hence if you are travelling on a lesser fare you may not be allowed in these rows, regardless of status? Thats what I thought anyway.
Sep 30, 2005 | 7:46 am
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We have 6D and F. Ive just gone on line and made a dummy Premium Economy ticket booking. Lo and behold the only seats unavailable are ours; All other rows from the first row on are available. hence I think you are right; no matter your status seating will depend on fare sub class. I wish they would be more transparant about this.
Sep 30, 2005 | 8:48 am
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Originally Posted by ajamieson
I wonder if premium economy gets 2x3 seating? In which case it would be business class without the curtain. And the food.
3-3 seating from what I've seen. SAS tend to keep the front few rows for higher fare classes on their one-class flights within Scandinavia, so we may end up seeing something similar here (which of course can always be ignored by the staff at the airport!).
Sep 30, 2005 | 1:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Jetstreamer
Are the first few rows not reserved for those people paying for premium economy fares? Hence if you are travelling on a lesser fare you may not be allowed in these rows, regardless of status? Thats what I thought anyway.
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Last edited by Strawb; Sep 30, 2005 at 1:20 pm
Sep 30, 2005 | 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by UK flyer
Telephone checked-in earlier this evening and managed to obtain my favourite seat, 1F, for tomorrow's flight despite having a very cheap ticket.
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, having flown LHR-CDG and back last week with my father (also silver), and being given 1A/B both ways.