BA free seat selection
Jun 21, 2022, 2:39 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2022
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BA free seat selection
Hi,
I’m wondering why BA is allowing me to now select seats on 4 flights (one booking) for free over two months out. I’m not a Bronze/Silver/Gold member. I actually paid for seat reservations months ago on one of the connecting flights (UK-US) and only went in to check the price for the return, and even the internal flights says “you can choose any available seat for no extra cost” which I’ve done and it’s confirmed. They’re all BA flights, no AA or anything. I’ve never had that before.
I have a bit of a weird history and experience with BA with a lot of free unexplained upgrades and this is adding to the twilight zone I feel I’m living in. Maybe I’m completely missing something.
I’m wondering why BA is allowing me to now select seats on 4 flights (one booking) for free over two months out. I’m not a Bronze/Silver/Gold member. I actually paid for seat reservations months ago on one of the connecting flights (UK-US) and only went in to check the price for the return, and even the internal flights says “you can choose any available seat for no extra cost” which I’ve done and it’s confirmed. They’re all BA flights, no AA or anything. I’ve never had that before.
I have a bit of a weird history and experience with BA with a lot of free unexplained upgrades and this is adding to the twilight zone I feel I’m living in. Maybe I’m completely missing something.
Last edited by lemmiwinkles; Jun 21, 2022 at 2:45 am
Jun 21, 2022, 2:48 am
#3
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,595
Hi,
I’m wondering why BA is allowing me to now select seats on 4 flights (one booking) for free over two months out. I’m not a Bronze/Silver/Gold member. I actually paid for seat reservations months ago on one of the connecting flights (UK-US) and only went in to check the price for the return, and even the internal flights says “you can choose any available seat for no extra cost” which I’ve done and it’s confirmed. They’re all BA flights, no AA or anything. I’ve never had that before.
I have a bit of a weird history and experience with BA with a lot of free unexplained upgrades and this is adding to the twilight zone I feel I’m living in. Maybe I’m completely missing something.
I’m wondering why BA is allowing me to now select seats on 4 flights (one booking) for free over two months out. I’m not a Bronze/Silver/Gold member. I actually paid for seat reservations months ago on one of the connecting flights (UK-US) and only went in to check the price for the return, and even the internal flights says “you can choose any available seat for no extra cost” which I’ve done and it’s confirmed. They’re all BA flights, no AA or anything. I’ve never had that before.
I have a bit of a weird history and experience with BA with a lot of free unexplained upgrades and this is adding to the twilight zone I feel I’m living in. Maybe I’m completely missing something.
Jun 21, 2022, 2:54 am
#4
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Join Date: Jun 2022
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Both internals are K and long-hauls are T. Any ideas on those? It was a BA Holiday booking.
Jun 21, 2022, 4:08 am
#7
Join Date: Nov 2017
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Jun 21, 2022, 4:47 am
#8
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Join Date: Jun 2022
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No, nothing at all. Again, the seats were chargeable up until yesterday. We did pay off the balance at the weekend but I’m not sure why that would matter, there was no promotion or anything. I’ve never had that in the past with similar bookings, it’s always been paid selection or 24-hours before for free.
Jun 22, 2022, 8:02 am
#13
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T is the lowest fare class in World Traveller Plus and does not come with free seat selection. I suspect you got lucky with an IT malfunction when you paid for a seat on one of the other sectors. Hopefully it will stick through to departure but no guarantees.
Jun 22, 2022, 8:32 am
#14
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I technically didn’t pay for my “paid” one. I had paid for seats on a flight that was changed to this one. They moved over my seat booking to the wrong seat. When I went in to change it, it was asking me to pay again to move. I contacted BA who moved me to the seat I should have been in. I wonder if they left the keys in the lock, so to speak.
Jun 22, 2022, 8:58 am
#15
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I technically didn’t pay for my “paid” one. I had paid for seats on a flight that was changed to this one. They moved over my seat booking to the wrong seat. When I went in to change it, it was asking me to pay again to move. I contacted BA who moved me to the seat I should have been in. I wonder if they left the keys in the lock, so to speak.