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Contents
Introduction and Overview
Paid Seating and pricing schedules
Twin seats and exit row seats
Refunds
Additional needs customers and those travelling with infants
Group bookings
747 upper deck seats
Sources and further information
www.speedbirdclub.com
www.ba.com/seating
Theoretical Seating: Blocked seats and status master thread
Introduction and Overview
Paid Seating and pricing schedules
Twin seats and exit row seats
Refunds
Additional needs customers and those travelling with infants
Group bookings
747 upper deck seats
Sources and further information
www.speedbirdclub.com
www.ba.com/seating
Theoretical Seating: Blocked seats and status master thread
BA Seating Policy Guide
#121
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne
Programs: Velocity Gold
Posts: 1,069
I currently have Gold status with QF (OneWorld Saphire) and am looking to book BA TXL-LHR-GRU in business class award seat. I will lose my status by the time of the flight. In the meantime will I be able to select upper deck business class seats for my girlfriend (non-status holder) and I and will it hold when my status expires?
As an aside I am tossing up between BA or IB TXL-MAD-GRU, which business class would you prefer?
As an aside I am tossing up between BA or IB TXL-MAD-GRU, which business class would you prefer?
#122
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
I currently have Gold status with QF (OneWorld Saphire) and am looking to book BA TXL-LHR-GRU in business class award seat. I will lose my status by the time of the flight. In the meantime will I be able to select upper deck business class seats for my girlfriend (non-status holder) and I and will it hold when my status expires?
As an aside I am tossing up between BA or IB TXL-MAD-GRU, which business class would you prefer?
As an aside I am tossing up between BA or IB TXL-MAD-GRU, which business class would you prefer?
If the price and schedules were the same I would consider IB on that route when travelling as a couple.
#123
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Cambridgeshire
Programs: Varies
Posts: 1,281
Is there a way for Gold/silver card holders to request seats on unticketed flights, or must they wait until it's ticketed? And what happens if we don't get ticketed until just before the flight, and all the good seats have gone, or we can't get seats together?
#124
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Don't think so, you'll just have to take what is available when your ticket is issued.
#125
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,642
AIUI, an issued ticket is only needed for those who need to pay for seat allocations.
#126
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,705
Similar here. I thinks the occasions where I have had to wait until reissue are where there is a reroute which seems to prevent me doing a seat selection until the new ticket is created.
#127
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SoCal
Posts: 617
I am travelling LAS-LHR-MUC, return, in Business Class (LAS-LHR booked as fare class I, LHR-MUC booked as fare class J). Ticketed through AA, but all BA metal. No status on either BA or AA.
I've paid for seat assignments on the LAS-LHR legs. At the time, speaking with the BA rep, he was vague about seat selection on the LHR-MUC legs. When I log on to the BA website, it shows me with seat assignments to MUC, but I can't change them.
Is that normal?
I've paid for seat assignments on the LAS-LHR legs. At the time, speaking with the BA rep, he was vague about seat selection on the LHR-MUC legs. When I log on to the BA website, it shows me with seat assignments to MUC, but I can't change them.
Is that normal?
#128
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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I am travelling LAS-LHR-MUC, return, in Business Class (LAS-LHR booked as fare class I, LHR-MUC booked as fare class J). Ticketed through AA, but all BA metal. No status on either BA or AA.
I've paid for seat assignments on the LAS-LHR legs. At the time, speaking with the BA rep, he was vague about seat selection on the LHR-MUC legs. When I log on to the BA website, it shows me with seat assignments to MUC, but I can't change them.
Is that normal?
I've paid for seat assignments on the LAS-LHR legs. At the time, speaking with the BA rep, he was vague about seat selection on the LHR-MUC legs. When I log on to the BA website, it shows me with seat assignments to MUC, but I can't change them.
Is that normal?
#129
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SoCal
Posts: 617
There must be something wrong with my booking (through AA), because when I phoned BA, the agent also had trouble making a change. She was able to assign seats, but I still cannot make any changes myself online.
A followup question:
I believe my aircraft will be an A320. Apparently, Row 1 is blocked. When are these seats released for assignment? Any suggestions on getting these seats?
#130
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, SQ Gold, KQ Platinum, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hilton Gold, Marriott Silver, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,306
The first couple of rows of Club Europe are typically held for oneworld Emerald passengers until 72 hours before departure.
#131
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 255
Am I correct in thinking I read somewhere that seat 1A on a 747 should open for non gold cards holders at T-72 ?
Our flight is now about T-67 and I'm in 1K but my blue card travelling companion is still unable to select 1A. Is this normal or shall I call the gold line and get them to sort it?
Our flight is now about T-67 and I'm in 1K but my blue card travelling companion is still unable to select 1A. Is this normal or shall I call the gold line and get them to sort it?
#133
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
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Am I correct in thinking I read somewhere that seat 1A on a 747 should open for non gold cards holders at T-72 ?
Our flight is now about T-67 and I'm in 1K but my blue card travelling companion is still unable to select 1A. Is this normal or shall I call the gold line and get them to sort it?
Our flight is now about T-67 and I'm in 1K but my blue card travelling companion is still unable to select 1A. Is this normal or shall I call the gold line and get them to sort it?
#134
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 255
Row 1 does open up but it isn't always exactly t-72 hrs. Sometimes it can be a few or even many bourse before, sometimes later than t-72. I presume 1a is showing as still available on the seat map? I would suggest keep checking at this stage and hopefully it should be available soon.
1a is still showing as available so I'm just gonna keep trying every half an hour or so and just hope I'm lucky enough to snag it. It's my friends first ever trip in anything above economy, so to get him 1a on a 747 would make it a pretty special flight.
#135
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These seats (like all other seats released at this time) usually become available at about lunchtime UK time on the day three days before the flight (eg Monday for a Thursday flight). This is not T-72h, although it might not be inaccurate to say that it's T-3d.