Seat selection on reward flight (member not travelling)?
Feb 19, 2016, 6:23 am
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Seat selection on reward flight (member not travelling)?
I'm sure it's a stupid question but I can't figure it out even when checking the Dashboard and the official rules:
I have booked a reward flight for my father (PRG-LHR-ARN) in CE. I will not be on the flight. Should I be able to select a seat for him for free? My reasoning is that I'm gold and I'm doing the booking as well paying with my avios.
The ba.com will not allow me without paying which of course is fair enough as there's no exec club number attached to my fathers name. So, simply asked: Must the member travel on the actual flight in order to select seats for free in advance?
Gold Members (oneworld Emerald) – free seat selection from the time of booking for everyone in your travel party (except on hand baggage only fares).
The ba.com will not allow me without paying which of course is fair enough as there's no exec club number attached to my fathers name. So, simply asked: Must the member travel on the actual flight in order to select seats for free in advance?
Feb 19, 2016, 7:16 am
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: near Heathrow
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Hi Lobengula.
The above advice is correct. The benefits are yours for when you travel, not for you to pass on to someone else when you don't.
A glitch I've noticed in the past (which may have been fixed) when I have used my Avios to make a booking for a family member was that my lounge benefit showed up in the booking. Without me travelling, the lounge benefit also doesn't apply.
The above advice is correct. The benefits are yours for when you travel, not for you to pass on to someone else when you don't.
A glitch I've noticed in the past (which may have been fixed) when I have used my Avios to make a booking for a family member was that my lounge benefit showed up in the booking. Without me travelling, the lounge benefit also doesn't apply.
