Club Europe but sit in Euro Traveller
Aug 8, 2020, 4:10 am
#1
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Club Europe but sit in Euro Traveller
Hi
Just wondering if I can request a normal Euro Traveller seat and still retain Club Europe Ticket benefits (ie tier points and Baggage allowance) without having to "downgrade"
The food/drinks service really doesn't matter especially at the moment but wondered if anyone else had been able to do this to sit with others in travelling party?
Thanks
Just wondering if I can request a normal Euro Traveller seat and still retain Club Europe Ticket benefits (ie tier points and Baggage allowance) without having to "downgrade"
The food/drinks service really doesn't matter especially at the moment but wondered if anyone else had been able to do this to sit with others in travelling party?
Thanks
Aug 8, 2020, 4:15 am
#2
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If the flight was quiet and your party had a spare seat next to them, I don't see how this would be a problem. Or, if the flight was busy, you could perhaps swap seats with someone sat next to your party so they have your seat in J.
Obviously this would all have to be agreed with the crew onboard and not just done on a whim.
Obviously this would all have to be agreed with the crew onboard and not just done on a whim.
Aug 8, 2020, 4:33 am
#3
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while i have not done this myself I have seen it done on board.
After boarding you can ask the cabin crew to ask the person in the seat next to your companion if they would like to move forward to ce and you take their et seat.
if they are travelling on their own they are likely to say yes, especially if they have someone in the middle seat beside them or are in the middle seat.
After boarding you can ask the cabin crew to ask the person in the seat next to your companion if they would like to move forward to ce and you take their et seat.
if they are travelling on their own they are likely to say yes, especially if they have someone in the middle seat beside them or are in the middle seat.
Aug 9, 2020, 6:39 am
#4
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I was in WT+ one time coming back from DXB and a chap in CW wanted to swap seat with me to be near his wife and children, the crew asked me and of course I agreed. However i did complain like hell when they served my economy meal along with plastic cutlery. The rubbish food was one thing but to still serve it with plastic cutlery seemed to very petty when all around were using proper cutlery.
So perhaps you can even expect your G&T (or whatever they are currently serving) to be brought back for you?
So perhaps you can even expect your G&T (or whatever they are currently serving) to be brought back for you?
Aug 9, 2020, 7:47 am
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I was in WT+ one time coming back from DXB and a chap in CW wanted to swap seat with me to be near his wife and children, the crew asked me and of course I agreed. However i did complain like hell when they served my economy meal along with plastic cutlery. The rubbish food was one thing but to still serve it with plastic cutlery seemed to very petty when all around were using proper cutlery.
Aug 9, 2020, 8:03 am
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I was in WT+ one time coming back from DXB and a chap in CW wanted to swap seat with me to be near his wife and children, the crew asked me and of course I agreed. However i did complain like hell when they served my economy meal along with plastic cutlery. The rubbish food was one thing but to still serve it with plastic cutlery seemed to very petty when all around were using proper cutlery.
So perhaps you can even expect your G&T (or whatever they are currently serving) to be brought back for you?
So perhaps you can even expect your G&T (or whatever they are currently serving) to be brought back for you?
Aug 9, 2020, 8:27 am
#7
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Haha, with the sort of service they gave then they could easily have expected the same reaction from most people. Having had a few involuntary upgrades I expected the same sort of treatment this time, after all I didn’t ask to move. The way they treated me was like I just moved to an empty seat in CW and they were too embarrassed to send me back.
Aug 9, 2020, 9:13 am
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Aug 9, 2020, 9:17 am
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With regard to the original post, yes most crew will let you move back and arrange for you to swap with a willing passenger but don’t expect to get your CE food if you swap. If you choose to swap, you get the ET catering and if it was needed for someone to take your seat, unlikely on many flights currently unless leisure destinations, then that person gets the service that goes with their new seat.
Aug 9, 2020, 9:51 am
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There was also a craze for celebs to swap their F/J seat with someone who deserved it in Y a couple of years ago, like finding a nurse or a teacher on a flight to swap with l to thank than for what they do for the community.