BA Seating Policy Guide
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Aug 20, 14, 8:19 am
#78
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Originally Posted by nux
28B, 28J and 29A/B/J/K are all unallocated.
. I will keep checking MMB until they open them up for booking. Gunning for the throne seat.
Aug 20, 14, 8:29 am
#79
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Originally Posted by Ziz
Until today the exit rows were available for a price, but the bulkheads were blocked off. Today the exit rows are mysteriously unavailable but the bulkheads can now be selected. I find it hard to believe that all 6 exit rows were sold in one go overnight so something is going on.
Because today is Wednesday and your flight is on Saturday, today is the day on which the edited seat map is released. It's also the day on which the aircraft code shown to you will have changed from the generic code to the specific internal code for the configuration planned to operate your flight.
The window for buying an exit row seat closes 4 days before the flight. This is why you can no longer get the exit rows. However, on the release of the edited seat map, the bassinet positions and other blocked seats are released, and that is why you can now see them. But you may find, as is often the case, that you can't actually move yourself to a bassinet position online because that seat will disappear as soon as you try to do it.
More importantly, when you OLCI for your flight, please could you look to see whether you are being asked to pay for any exit row seat that is still available then? That was Prospero's question.
Aug 20, 14, 8:36 am
#80
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In previous experience (6 flights a year on the same route) I've never seen the exit rows disappear when the bassinets open up. That's why I was surprised. But I will certainly report back on whether I am asked to pay at OLCI.
Aug 20, 14, 8:36 am
#81
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
This is the normal process, and I don't see anything unusual going on here.
Because today is Wednesday and your flight is on Saturday, today is the day on which the edited seat map is released. It's also the day on which the aircraft code shown to you will have changed from the generic code to the specific internal code for the configuration planned to operate your flight.
The window for buying an exit row seat closes 4 days before the flight. This is why you can no longer get the exit rows.
Because today is Wednesday and your flight is on Saturday, today is the day on which the edited seat map is released. It's also the day on which the aircraft code shown to you will have changed from the generic code to the specific internal code for the configuration planned to operate your flight.
The window for buying an exit row seat closes 4 days before the flight. This is why you can no longer get the exit rows.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...s/public/en_gb
Aug 20, 14, 8:42 am
#82
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Originally Posted by nux
Originally Posted by jenkatt
I'm fairly certain I know this answer, but asking anyway. We are a family of 5, 3 adults and 2 children (3 and 7 at flying), looking to fly RT from TPA to LGW direct on BA in business. Am I correct in saying if we want to keep the 5 of us together (and not torture anyone else in the cabin) we'll have to pay $500 for advanced seating?
You can otherwise try to checkin as soon as OLCI opens and hope to either get 5 seats together, or close by.
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Aug 23, 14, 1:29 pm
#83
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Originally Posted by Ziz
In previous experience (6 flights a year on the same route) I've never seen the exit rows disappear when the bassinets open up. That's why I was surprised. But I will certainly report back on whether I am asked to pay at OLCI.
Aug 27, 14, 12:56 am
#85
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Originally Posted by adnando
When can I select an exit seat for free as a bronze - is it only from OLCI?
Sep 22, 14, 11:25 am
#86
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Originally Posted by Genius1
Yes, exit row seats in WT and WTP from 24 hours before departure, all other seats (including exit rows in other cabins) from 7 days before departure.
Sep 23, 14, 5:07 am
#87
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Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
Sorry to ask again... exit rows can be selected for free by Silver members 4 days prior or 24 hours prior during OLCI ?
Sep 28, 14, 12:57 am
#88
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Refund of seat selection fee if Silver reached.
A friend of mine made a booking on CW to BKK and paid to select the seats. However it is now likely that she will reach Silver Status before the BKK trip so can she get a refund of the seat selection fee and, of course, keep teh chosen seats?
TIA
TIA
Sep 28, 14, 1:33 am
#89
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Originally Posted by johnaalex
A friend of mine made a booking on CW to BKK and paid to select the seats. However it is now likely that she will reach Silver Status before the BKK trip so can she get a refund of the seat selection fee and, of course, keep teh chosen seats?
TIA
TIA
Sep 29, 14, 9:08 am
#90
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Originally Posted by paul4040
This has come up before and I believe the answer is no, she can't, I'm afraid.
