Seating Queries: First
Sep 30, 2015, 4:02 pm
#511
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Silver, Mucci
Posts: 5,289
Is there a website that shows unbooked seats available for BA flights?
If we were to change our flight to a day earlier, is there a way to see which seats are not yet booked in first class?
I'm hoping Nov 2nd will work on the LHR - YVR segment BA 0085. It's a daytime flight so would like to be closer than 1K/5A
I will then book OSL - LHR - YVR
There are no first class seats left on Nov. 3rd I was told. (We must have taken the last two seats in First.)
If we were to change our flight to a day earlier, is there a way to see which seats are not yet booked in first class?
I'm hoping Nov 2nd will work on the LHR - YVR segment BA 0085. It's a daytime flight so would like to be closer than 1K/5A
I will then book OSL - LHR - YVR
There are no first class seats left on Nov. 3rd I was told. (We must have taken the last two seats in First.)
It is a subscription service but I believe you can do a few free searches.
I checked Nov 3rd - the only seats showing as available are......1K & 5A! It shows as F1 so BA are willing to oversell first by one seat.
On Nov 2nd, 1 A&K are available but blocked for golds.
The other available seats are 4&5K, 4&5A, and the middle pair 5E&F.
Last edited by HilFly; Sep 30, 2015 at 4:04 pm Reason: Tobias beat me to it - slow fingers!
Sep 30, 2015, 6:07 pm
#512
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 60
Quote:
Originally Posted by ParJA
Is there a website that shows unbooked seats available for BA flights?
If we were to change our flight to a day earlier, is there a way to see which seats are not yet booked in first class?
I'm hoping Nov 2nd will work on the LHR - YVR segment BA 0085. It's a daytime flight so would like to be closer than 1K/5A
I will then book OSL - LHR - YVR
There are no first class seats left on Nov. 3rd I was told. (We must have taken the last two seats in First.)
www.expertflyer.com
It is a subscription service but I believe you can do a few free searches.
I checked Nov 3rd - the only seats showing as available are......1K & 5A! It shows as F1 so BA are willing to oversell first by one seat.
On Nov 2nd, 1 A&K are available but blocked for golds.
The other available seats are 4&5K, 4&5A, and the middle pair 5E&F.
Originally Posted by ParJA
Is there a website that shows unbooked seats available for BA flights?
If we were to change our flight to a day earlier, is there a way to see which seats are not yet booked in first class?
I'm hoping Nov 2nd will work on the LHR - YVR segment BA 0085. It's a daytime flight so would like to be closer than 1K/5A
I will then book OSL - LHR - YVR
There are no first class seats left on Nov. 3rd I was told. (We must have taken the last two seats in First.)
www.expertflyer.com
It is a subscription service but I believe you can do a few free searches.
I checked Nov 3rd - the only seats showing as available are......1K & 5A! It shows as F1 so BA are willing to oversell first by one seat.
On Nov 2nd, 1 A&K are available but blocked for golds.
The other available seats are 4&5K, 4&5A, and the middle pair 5E&F.
Not sure why seats 1K / 5A ( Nov. 3rd )
are still showing available on your search as those are the seats we have at the moment, given by BA.
You mentioned seats 1A / 1K on Nov. 2nd are blocked for Golds. My husband has Gold status, so would he be able to take those seats for us? I am only Silver.
Sep 30, 2015, 6:17 pm
#513
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 60
This is the seatmap for 2 November 2015:
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Seat Map Search:
Departing LHR on 02/11/15 for YVR
Flying BA flight 85 in First
A E F K
1 P P
2 - -
3 - -
4 + - - +
5 + + + +
A E F K
Seats
Premium Only P
Available +
Handicap-Accessible H
Paid & Premium #
Occupied -
Blocked X
Lavatory L
Paid $
Location
Exit Row E
Wing W
Upper Deck U
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Seat Map Search:
Departing LHR on 02/11/15 for YVR
Flying BA flight 85 in First
A E F K
1 P P
2 - -
3 - -
4 + - - +
5 + + + +
A E F K
Seats
Premium Only P
Available +
Handicap-Accessible H
Paid & Premium #
Occupied -
Blocked X
Lavatory L
Paid $
Location
Exit Row E
Wing W
Upper Deck U
Does Premium mean for GOLD status only?
Do 1A / 1K get the same storage as rows 2 and 3 ? Not familiar with the differences between row 1 and the other rows in First.
With 4A / 5A showing as available on Nov. 2nd perhaps that might be better for us than a side by side seat??
Neither my husband or I have experienced First class on BA.
Sep 30, 2015, 6:38 pm
#514
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Silver, Mucci
Posts: 5,289
Thanks HilFly for your help.
Not sure why seats 1K / 5A ( Nov. 3rd )
are still showing available on your search as those are the seats we have at the moment, given by BA.
You mentioned seats 1A / 1K on Nov. 2nd are blocked for Golds. My husband has Gold status, so would he be able to take those seats for us? I am only Silver.
Not sure why seats 1K / 5A ( Nov. 3rd )
are still showing available on your search as those are the seats we have at the moment, given by BA.
You mentioned seats 1A / 1K on Nov. 2nd are blocked for Golds. My husband has Gold status, so would he be able to take those seats for us? I am only Silver.
I also thought that it was strange that 1K & 5A still show as available.
Sep 30, 2015, 6:55 pm
#515
Join Date: Jul 2015
Programs: QF(Platinum) VA(Platinum) EY(Platinum) NZ(Gold) AZ(Platinum) SPG(Gold)
Posts: 278
Re: BA 777-300ER - First
I note in the usual seat guides that 1A is generally rated as positive (except some sites seem to incorrectly refer to toilets being near, whereas they are at the back of the First cabin from what I can see), and indeed have rang BA's call centre to get that seat assigned (as a OWE, had to request manually), but just wanted to check in on the collective wisdom here on FT.
Are there any issues with 1A on this aircraft? No cupboards in immediate vicinity repeatedly accessed by crew to disturb (like on A380), etc?
I note in the usual seat guides that 1A is generally rated as positive (except some sites seem to incorrectly refer to toilets being near, whereas they are at the back of the First cabin from what I can see), and indeed have rang BA's call centre to get that seat assigned (as a OWE, had to request manually), but just wanted to check in on the collective wisdom here on FT.
Are there any issues with 1A on this aircraft? No cupboards in immediate vicinity repeatedly accessed by crew to disturb (like on A380), etc?
Sep 30, 2015, 11:36 pm
#516
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
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Posts: 15,930
Oct 1, 2015, 12:51 am
#517
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,635
Personally I avoid row 1 for this reason, particularly on a night flight, as I find it annoying when people are going to and fro the wardrobe (eg the crew sometimes need to use it for quilt / pillow storage, and for hanging passenger jackets etc).
Oct 1, 2015, 5:55 am
#519
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,252
Having said that, 1A is still my favourite seat on the 773.
Oct 1, 2015, 6:21 am
#520
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1A/K is my favorite seat on all longhaul aircraft. I don't recall ever being disturbed by light, crew, galley noise, passengers or toilet flushers.
Oct 1, 2015, 6:44 am
#521
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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Oct 1, 2015, 11:39 pm
#522
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: UK
Programs: I go wherever the content takes me.
Posts: 5,698
It's possible to put too much thought into these things. Over 500 posts about the nuances of 14 different seats...
Oct 5, 2015, 4:01 am
#523
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BA - Gold, On Business, Turkish Elite
Posts: 59
Best seats for a couple on BA First on a380 and 777
Hello, travelling wih my wife - upgraded to first using avios. On 777 I selected 1A and 1 E as the flight is day time and I'm not bothered about noise. However I am concerned if the seats are too far apart. On return flight on a380 I have 2k, 3k at the moment , but thinking of changing to 4e,f but concerned about the noise as its gonna be night flight. Any advise will be appreciated.
Oct 5, 2015, 4:13 am
#524
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Hello, travelling wih my wife - upgraded to first using avios. On 777 I selected 1A and 1 E as the flight is day time and I'm not bothered about noise. However I am concerned if the seats are too far apart. On return flight on a380 I have 2k, 3k at the moment , but thinking of changing to 4e,f but concerned about the noise as its gonna be night flight. Any advise will be appreciated.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ies-first.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...on-thread.html
If you want to talk to each other from your seats, take a middle pair.
The window/middle seats are angled away and offset from each other. You can sit together in one seat using the buddy seat to dine/chat. May be better to take two window seats one behind the other if you don't want a middle pair.
Last edited by nux; Oct 5, 2015 at 4:35 am Reason: Added quote, query was originally separate thread
Oct 24, 2015, 10:40 am
#525
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AAdvantage Gold, AS Gold, SPG Gold, Emerald Club
Posts: 237
Hi folks.
Flying F on a 747 next June, LHR-ORD. It'll be myself and my wife.
Looking at the seating chart, the "paired" seats in the middle are already full. Any chance a call to BA could shoehorn us into those, or are we stuck sitting apart along the wall?
Flying F on a 747 next June, LHR-ORD. It'll be myself and my wife.
Looking at the seating chart, the "paired" seats in the middle are already full. Any chance a call to BA could shoehorn us into those, or are we stuck sitting apart along the wall?