BlueThroughCrimp

NB12

Thanks for the explanation - I hadn't realised this was the case based on the early posts in the thread.

CKBA

A bit of a strategy needed here.... . I'm travelling on 14/3 (788) and 24/3 (744) in Y, myself (Gold) and Mrs CKBA (Silver). We have a window and centre seat booked - in a vain hope that the aisle will remain free - however, so far everytime we've shuffled around within a few hours the aisle seat is then taken! I suspect we'll have to wait until the magic T-72 to nail anything down (correct?)

flashware

Correct, TS doesn't kick in till then. In the meantime you could try sit aisle and window hoping no one opts for the middle and then when T-72 kicks in move to window and centre, hoping it blocks the aisle and no other status passenger wants it. I would put yourself in the middle too as better chance of a block for a gold than a silver.

Dicksbits

Flew back from ARN to LHR on the 779 10/3 and had chosen exit row seats 12A and 12C (A320) on a flight that appeared up until the day as not being that busy. Online checkin allowed us to confirm this at midnight the night before. The next morning we'd been kicked back to 22E/F on the app. I'm Gold and partner Bronze. Blocked seat had been shown between us previously (and many other rows).
Turned out the Club curtain have been extended from rows 9 to 12. The irony was that noone occupied rows 11 or 12. It was quite a novelty sitting in 22F, even if I am 6'4" tall. Thank goodness it wasn't a Neo!

mattyw

I'm flying in WT+ on the B789 on 14/3. At the time of booking I chose 21 A/B without realising that this row is missing a window and is right by the lavs. There were no other window pairs available at the time and none have appeared since. All the middle seats are currently available on MMB although blocked on EF where availability is W9 E5 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q0 O0 G9 so I don't think the WT+ cabin will go out full.


Should I stick with the windowless two seats or move to a three and trust that TS does it's thing?

BrianDromey

How does TS work on multi-sector flights like BA15/16 (LHR-SIN-SYD). Does it have a preference to keep LON-SYD passengers in the same seats? Im in CW on the 15th and I can see that TS has blocked quite a few of the centre seats next to previously assigned seats. We're both Blue and haven't paid to assign seats, I guess OLCI/counter check-in will over-ride blocks next to paid/bronze/silver/gold seats (in that order?). Does TS assign seats to passengers who haven't selected their seats, to try to optimise blocks next to the highest status passengers? Sort of like the opposite to FR which does its best to split people up.

Its not imperative that we sit together - if we were that bothered we could have paid the £78 each.

corporate-wage-slave

No, it's the opposite to the FR system, TS should keep you together if you are on one booking, unless the cabin is really full of single passengers with status. I'm sure you are are aware of (a) the importance of OLCI at the earliest opportunity and (b) don't print / app boarding passes (etc) until you are happy with the seats, such that you can change the seats. If it's not good at T-24, within a few hours various other options should pop up.

BrianDromey

Check-In opens in a few hours, so we'll see. From the Availability BA15 doesn't look rammed full. I don't think people will be rolled forward with F1, J8, W5, Y9. I suspect we will end up in a middle, rear facing pair, which is our preference. I don't think there is a stand-out seat on the 77W in any case, the bassinet pair are probably the best.

c1223

I'm flying GRU-LHR in Y and at the moment I've got myself an aisle seat. If I understand correctly, at T-72 hours, given I'm silver, providing there is availability, the seat next to me will be blocked?

I'm not really holding out hope given:

scottishpoet

Nothing to do with availability. At T-72 if nobody has taken the seat it will be blocked. As people check in and more seats are required then blocked seats will start to be unblocked. If there are no golds on the flight the block bedlside you will be one if the last to go if it is needed.

if there are lots of golds on the flight your block will be one of the first to go if it is needed

corporate-wage-slave

And to add to scottishpoet'ssreply, if the selling buckets are looking like that, there will be very few if any empty seats on that aircraft, that is indicative of an overbooked, in fact oversold flight.

c1223

Well I won't take my chances and will keep an aisle seat. Thanks for the help.

c1223

Could anyone help decipher this seating chart from EF? T-32hrs.

Thanks

Telecasterman