Charge for seat assignment for family member on same PNR (KLM metal, 006 stock)
Jun 19, 2017, 11:55 am
#1
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Charge for seat assignment for family member on same PNR (KLM metal, 006 stock)
Quick q for gurus:
In Sep our family is flying MSP-JFK-ARN; ARN-AMS-MSP on a 006 ticket stock, V fare all segments. ARM-AMS on KLM metal. Single reservation (PNR). Couldn't assign seats at time of reservation - usual message about KLM seats not being available for selection at purchase.
Wife is FO, I'm Plat, daughter is kettle.
This morning I noticed that wife and I have seats assigned and not daughter. When I go online to see what's going on, seat map shows up and when I try to select seat for daughter, it say's KLM charges $5.xx for seat assignment. On plat line now and agent seems to think that's normal but is on phone with KLM reservations desk to see what's going on.
Is this normal? HUCA?
In Sep our family is flying MSP-JFK-ARN; ARN-AMS-MSP on a 006 ticket stock, V fare all segments. ARM-AMS on KLM metal. Single reservation (PNR). Couldn't assign seats at time of reservation - usual message about KLM seats not being available for selection at purchase.
Wife is FO, I'm Plat, daughter is kettle.
This morning I noticed that wife and I have seats assigned and not daughter. When I go online to see what's going on, seat map shows up and when I try to select seat for daughter, it say's KLM charges $5.xx for seat assignment. On plat line now and agent seems to think that's normal but is on phone with KLM reservations desk to see what's going on.
Is this normal? HUCA?
Jun 19, 2017, 2:17 pm
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Yes. KLM doesn't extend free benefit to companions eithout status. Many threads on this over time.
Jun 19, 2017, 2:27 pm
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Getting a good seat for your daughter for $5 seems like a very good deal.
Jun 19, 2017, 4:35 pm
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Concern was primarily because our daughter is only 3 and I didn't want to wait till the airport for seat assignment as we'll want at least one parent to be next to her, whichever row that might be. Just didn't want to take the chance that there wouldn't be two seats available together.
Last edited by zeebanker; Jun 19, 2017 at 4:41 pm