Ba.com charging EC Gold for seat assignment.
#16
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
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The front 5 or so rows will open up at T-72
#17
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Londinium
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i noticed it a few month's back when I was looking at a last minute LH to the US and all I could afford at the last second was...horrors...Y. It wanted to charge me for exit row seat reservations.
I never bought the ticket, but people told me it was a glitch and that you wouldn't actually be charged the seat fee.
I never bought the ticket, but people told me it was a glitch and that you wouldn't actually be charged the seat fee.
#18
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
When is this going to be fixed? I'm trying to make some bookings based on seat availability and it's causing havoc. I don't particularly want to call the airline, just wanna get it sorted online.
#20
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: UK
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This took a few days to rectify last time.
Alternatively, ExpertFlyer allows you to view future seat maps if that helps.
#21
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: near Heathrow
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL (OWE), SA LifePlat (*G), BD Gold to the end, Hilton Diamond
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But not all the UD seats display on the seat map to purchase. They are only available to GCH so if dicksbits is wanting one of those seats, the booking would have to be made first to see the full availability of seats in MMB. Hopefully the bug is fixed soon.
#22
#23
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Sixt Platinum, HHons Diamond
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When making a booking yesterday BUD-LHR-EDI the same thing occurred. I noticed though that there was a note on the page inviting me to pay for a seat which said the following "gold and silver can select seats free of charge via MMB".
So perhaps it isn't a bug but a new enhancement?
So perhaps it isn't a bug but a new enhancement?
#24
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
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Thanks for all the advice. Looks like I'm going to have call BA for seat selection after booking (and after checking expert flyer). Website still asking me to pay for seats as a Gold member which is not correct.
#25
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
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Booked a short-haul holiday to south of France tonight and it allocated me exit row seats in Y upon booking. So it's actually working (in a fashion).
#26
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Location: London
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#28
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#30
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The subject matter was charging golds for seat selection - which would have been a first.
I joked it was a trial and would go live soon.
BA has just announced they will be charging golds for seat selection.
That's it - a little joke - no-one died, lighten up and get that twist out of your knickers.
I joked it was a trial and would go live soon.
BA has just announced they will be charging golds for seat selection.
That's it - a little joke - no-one died, lighten up and get that twist out of your knickers.