Paid seat selection
Dec 20, 2018, 7:55 am
#1
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Paid seat selection
Having booked a redemption in J LHR/DUR for December, 2019 I thought I'd get us some nice seats. Every seat was available so I chose 1A/1B on the 788. I thought that some seats were invariably blocked so those "higher up" the chain could get first dibs. I was quite surprised to see that my choice was there for the taking. Is that normal? Thanks.
Dec 20, 2018, 8:00 am
#2
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No it's normal. There are only 8 first seats on that 787-900 aircraft, the row 1 Gold block applies to 14 and 17 seat First cabins.
Dec 20, 2018, 8:10 am
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Since the OP mentioned a 788 would 1A not be a CW seat and thus not subject to the usual rules for 1A/K being reserved to Golds when it is an F seat?
Dec 20, 2018, 8:28 am
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Ah OK I thought it was a 787-900 (and having recently been to Durban on this service I should have known this). But yes the row 1 in Club is only held back (sort of) in Club Europe, not Club World. I'd still go for row 3 however, so personally I don't see anything good or special about row 1.