Reserving seats - travelling together on separate booking
Jan 24, 2019, 6:03 pm
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Reserving seats - travelling together on separate booking
Later in the year, my family and I are doing a Hong Kong/Singapore trip. I am travelling to HK early, and my wife and kids are following a week later. Then for the rest of the itinerary we are travelling together. So we'll be on separate bookings but travelling together for all but the first flight.
All our bookings will be in economy but they'll probably be on a saver fare, which require payment of a fee to reserve seats. I have MPO Gold, which means if we were on the same booking, I could reserve everyone's seats for free.
So my question is, if I call and tell Cathay that we are travelling together on those flights, point out that I am MPO Gold, and ask nicely, will I be allowed to reserve seats for everyone together for free? I assume since we are on separate bookings, they won't allow that? Do they ever bend the rules on this?
Failing that, if they have to pay for reserved seats, will Cathay at least allow travelling companions on separate bookings to sit together?
All our bookings will be in economy but they'll probably be on a saver fare, which require payment of a fee to reserve seats. I have MPO Gold, which means if we were on the same booking, I could reserve everyone's seats for free.
So my question is, if I call and tell Cathay that we are travelling together on those flights, point out that I am MPO Gold, and ask nicely, will I be allowed to reserve seats for everyone together for free? I assume since we are on separate bookings, they won't allow that? Do they ever bend the rules on this?
Failing that, if they have to pay for reserved seats, will Cathay at least allow travelling companions on separate bookings to sit together?
Jan 24, 2019, 6:25 pm
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Later in the year, my family and I are doing a Hong Kong/Singapore trip. I am travelling to HK early, and my wife and kids are following a week later. Then for the rest of the itinerary we are travelling together. So we'll be on separate bookings but travelling together for all but the first flight.
All our bookings will be in economy but they'll probably be on a saver fare, which require payment of a fee to reserve seats. I have MPO Gold, which means if we were on the same booking, I could reserve everyone's seats for free.
So my question is, if I call and tell Cathay that we are travelling together on those flights, point out that I am MPO Gold, and ask nicely, will I be allowed to reserve seats for everyone together for free? I assume since we are on separate bookings, they won't allow that? Do they ever bend the rules on this?
All our bookings will be in economy but they'll probably be on a saver fare, which require payment of a fee to reserve seats. I have MPO Gold, which means if we were on the same booking, I could reserve everyone's seats for free.
So my question is, if I call and tell Cathay that we are travelling together on those flights, point out that I am MPO Gold, and ask nicely, will I be allowed to reserve seats for everyone together for free? I assume since we are on separate bookings, they won't allow that? Do they ever bend the rules on this?
Failing that, if they have to pay for reserved seats, will Cathay at least allow travelling companions on separate bookings to sit together?
Jan 24, 2019, 6:55 pm
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Jan 24, 2019, 6:58 pm
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cxisnt going to leave ur kids by themselves like ryanair.
Jan 24, 2019, 6:58 pm
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is answered by paying for a seat - if you pay for a seat, then you can "guarantee" where people will sit.
Jan 25, 2019, 12:01 pm
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Jan 25, 2019, 12:50 pm
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I highly recommend you use twitter to DM @CathayPacific, as a AA OWE, they have done everything I've ask for as far as seat assignments for myself and non status others on separate tickets. They are very fast to respond. Very impressed! I'm sure you would get the same treatment as MPO Gold