Too early to request a seat?
Jan 26, 2011 | 1:15 am
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Too early to request a seat?
I have a booking for December BKK - LHR on 14th back 29th. If I try to request a seat on line it just says "error with the information entered". The Thailand call centre also could not get the system to request a seat. Has anyone come across this before? I could see nothing on the web site which suggested that there was a time before which seats could not be requested. The call centre suggested that might be the reason but they weren't sure. Has anyone else come across this? (I know it is a long time ahead, but once purchased I would have thought there should be the ability immediately to request a seat.)
Jan 26, 2011 | 1:50 am
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Jan 26, 2011 | 7:47 am
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Jan 26, 2011 | 8:59 am
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Depends on your route and when you fly. No harm booking ahead, as you don't want to be stuck without the bassinet seats. For example, DXB-SIN there's hardly ever any infants, but if you get on a flight to the Sub continent when school holidays start, there will be too many infants for your own sanity.
Jan 26, 2011 | 7:55 pm
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I've never tried particularly early, but when we've flown with our little dependent, purchasing tickets two or three weeks prior to the flight, they were always able to get us bassinet seats over the phone.
I suspect they would displace travelers without infants to different seats pretty much at any time, up to and including an hour before departure. They're very nice to parents and families.
To be honest, it would be doing those people a favor anyway, since the bassinet seats are the least comfortable on the plane. They only become great when compared with the alternative of a baby on your lap for 12 hours.
I suspect they would displace travelers without infants to different seats pretty much at any time, up to and including an hour before departure. They're very nice to parents and families.
To be honest, it would be doing those people a favor anyway, since the bassinet seats are the least comfortable on the plane. They only become great when compared with the alternative of a baby on your lap for 12 hours.
Jan 26, 2011 | 8:13 pm
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But the bulkhead seats, sans bassinet, are one of the most comfortable on the aircraft, in my opinion. At least on the aircraft where you have additional leg space.
Jan 27, 2011 | 3:58 am
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I am trying to get a centre pair of seats in F on the A380 AKL-SYD-DXB for wife and I, junior has flown the nest.There is only the Bassinet centre pair at the back of the cabin left
Jan 27, 2011 | 4:03 am
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The apparently not so great bassinet seats are the ones in Y. I don't think the ones in F are any different from other F seats, are they?
Jan 27, 2011 | 5:07 am
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Jan 31, 2011 | 5:04 am
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Hmm, I'm trying to select seats for LHR-DXB in October, am able to select the outward on a 777 but not the return leg on the A380, same error message as OP... Call centre couldn't do it either and advised trying in a few days.... will report back.
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