Upper Deck for Blues bagged 9 months out
Mar 31, 2011, 1:56 pm
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In my experience, BA's seating system will automatically seat groups booked under the same PNR together. If BA try to seat your screaming chiild by itself next to some grandee, then I submit the resulting situation is more of a problem for BA than it is for you. But no doubt BA will be happy to have your £320 if you want to hand it to them.
I think the money for seating policy is another example of great customer segmentation. Question: are you a sucker who's willing to pay lots of money for a seat we're going to give you anyway? If No - then fine; bon voyage. If yes - then thanks for your friendly contribution to our bottom line...
The JFK flights - BA did say it wouldn't permit seat-selling on the UD; but seems to have forgotten its promise. Never mind, it's only the most important route on the network...
I think the money for seating policy is another example of great customer segmentation. Question: are you a sucker who's willing to pay lots of money for a seat we're going to give you anyway? If No - then fine; bon voyage. If yes - then thanks for your friendly contribution to our bottom line...
The JFK flights - BA did say it wouldn't permit seat-selling on the UD; but seems to have forgotten its promise. Never mind, it's only the most important route on the network...
The day before travel, our seats were liberally scattered around the 7 rows of Club like litter blowing in the wind, and no seats left to buy that put us together.
Therefore, I have decided to join the ranks of the "silly", as so eloquently put by my old sausage-munching friend HIDDY !
Mar 31, 2011, 2:00 pm
#32
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By leaving 'premium' seats available for purchase they make more money from blues paying for it, and that's the whole point of the exercise.
As a blue, I've experienced 64K once - managed to get it at T-24. Sure, it's a very, very good seat but it's not worth £80 more than any other CW seat.
In the argument I think I'm with the Golds; I disagree with having to pay to select seats in any event. Especially in CW.
Mar 31, 2011, 2:09 pm
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Mar 31, 2011, 2:23 pm
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Job done!
Apr 1, 2011, 6:37 am
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Apr 1, 2011, 6:43 am
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Apr 1, 2011, 6:45 am
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Apr 1, 2011, 8:17 am
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So next week I'm travelling to/from the US on a booking that was made several weeks ago. At the time I booked 62A both ways (I'm a GCH). This morning I checked my booking to find that I'd been dumped onto the lower deck for some reason. I sent an email to GGL asking why this happened and they replied that because the tickets had not been issued by my travel agent yet the system doesn't know that I am definitely flying and therefore the seats can be altered. They advised that I speak with my travel agent as the booking has no ticket numbers (yet).
Is this a reasonable response or a load of hokum? It's the first time it's happened to me in many years of flying and I'm not aware that this reservation has been made in a dissimilar manner to any of my previous reservations.
Not impressed!
Is this a reasonable response or a load of hokum? It's the first time it's happened to me in many years of flying and I'm not aware that this reservation has been made in a dissimilar manner to any of my previous reservations.
Not impressed!
Apr 1, 2011, 8:22 am
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I read an article last week (WSJ?) where the writer (on a US Y long haul) had paid a kid $50 to swap seats because someone had reclined into his face.
Apr 1, 2011, 8:50 am
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Apr 1, 2011, 9:52 am
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If you couldn't get 4 seats together for free at OLCI, I'm pretty sure that getting onto the plane with £320 in cash in your pocket will soon achieve the desired result ....
I read an article last week (WSJ?) where the writer (on a US Y long haul) had paid a kid $50 to swap seats because someone had reclined into his face.
I read an article last week (WSJ?) where the writer (on a US Y long haul) had paid a kid $50 to swap seats because someone had reclined into his face.
Apr 1, 2011, 10:18 am
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cue the abuse.....
Apr 1, 2011, 10:23 am
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