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Claresto Dec 15, 2017 8:13 pm

Thanks Will08 for your kindness!

Can anyone advise if we should pay for seat selection based by the above booked load? Thanks

Saltire74 Dec 15, 2017 8:49 pm


Originally Posted by Claresto (Post 29179921)
Thanks Will08 for your kindness!

Can anyone advise if we should pay for seat selection based by the above booked load? Thanks

Hi ​​​​​​​Claresto and welcome to the EK Forum. You will find lots of useful advice on here so please stick around, have a read and join in with the threads and discussions.

Looking at those numbers, the flights in Y seem fairly busy although EK are still willing to sell some seats. I’m assuming it is two of you travelling (if not more) and possibly with no status so given those numbers and the importance of sitting together I would definitely consider paying for seats together. What does the seat map look like at the moment. This should be a good indicator although a lot of pax still wait till check in opens online before selecting seats but to have some sort of guarantee it would entirely be up to you.

Once again, welcome on board and hopefully you’ll stick around.

Safe & Happy Travels

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Saltire74 Dec 15, 2017 8:56 pm


Originally Posted by Claresto (Post 29179921)
Thanks Will08 for your kindness!

Can anyone advise if we should pay for seat selection based by the above booked load? Thanks

p.s. to my previous reply. Looking at seat map for EK27, a lot of pax have selected aisle/aisle seats with a lot of centre only seats available although there are pairs or more at the rear so I wouldn’t hesitate in ponying up on that flight as it currently stands.

S

Saltire74 Dec 15, 2017 8:58 pm

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9d43f90d18.png
Current seat map for EK27 22/12/17

Claresto Dec 15, 2017 9:24 pm

Thanks Saltire74 for your warmth welcome and help!! . Yes indeed we are a party of 2 and didn't find the payment worth it.

But looks like there's no way to go about if we want to guarantee a seat together :(

ft101 Dec 15, 2017 9:57 pm

Another two class substitution on DXB-GLA. They're packing them in and it's not down to cheap fares from what I can see.

Saltire74 Dec 16, 2017 2:04 am


Originally Posted by ft101 (Post 29180123)
Another two class substitution on DXB-GLA. They're packing them in and it's not down to cheap fares from what I can see.

Noticed the two class myself. The EK Source doesn’t seem to want to play today to check and see how often it has been happening.

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Saltire74 Dec 16, 2017 2:10 am


Originally Posted by Claresto (Post 29180066)
Thanks Saltire74 for your warmth welcome and help!! . Yes indeed we are a party of 2 and didn't find the payment worth it.

But looks like there's no way to go about if we want to guarantee a seat together :(

Also take in to consideration that this is what the seat map looks like presently and there will be connecting flights coming from a whole host of other cities connecting to that flight with pax not selecting/paying for seats at the moment and some of them will have the benefit of being able to check in before you such as those coming from Australia.

S

thijsseh Dec 16, 2017 2:42 am

With a Y Seat map looking as full as that one, that flight will most likely be packed (in my experience). At OLCI. you may get a centre pair, but If you want anything better I would bite the bullet and pay for early seat selection.

Claresto Dec 16, 2017 4:22 am


Originally Posted by Saltire74 (Post 29180466)
Also take in to consideration that this is what the seat map looks like presently and there will be connecting flights coming from a whole host of other cities connecting to that flight with pax not selecting/paying for seats at the moment and some of them will have the benefit of being able to check in before you such as those coming from Australia.

S

You are so right on this! Since the flight is coming from Melbourne we would be left with not many seats. Now am hoping they will not be bussing a load of 500 plus paxs ugh

Thanks for the help!!

Claresto Dec 16, 2017 4:23 am


Originally Posted by thijsseh (Post 29180510)
With a Y Seat map looking as full as that one, that flight will most likely be packed (in my experience). At OLCI. you may get a centre pair, but If you want anything better I would bite the bullet and pay for early seat selection.

Thanks thijsseh. We had paid for the peace and am looking forward to the flights than before. Price for peace...

Saltire74 Dec 16, 2017 4:43 am


Originally Posted by Claresto (Post 29180655)
You are so right on this! Since the flight is coming from Melbourne we would be left with not many seats. Now am hoping they will not be bussing a load of 500 plus paxs ugh

Thanks for the help!!

That seat map was for the flight from DXB-GLA which will possibly suffer more from connecting pax hence the advice to pay for seats. When I looked at the seat map for your flight from SIN there were still quite a lot of open seats but didn’t realise that the flight came from MEL first.

Have you paid for seats on both legs? Due to some technical issues with FT at present, I’ll post a screenshot of the current seatmap for your SIN-DXB flight in a separate post. Note that I haven’t managed to get the first few rows in the front Y cabin in the screenshot but these are either already selected or blocked by EK.

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Saltire74 Dec 16, 2017 4:45 am

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5ae49ec089.png
EK405 22/12/17 SIN-DXB

S

Bouncingsouls Dec 16, 2017 7:59 am

Hello folks, if somebody has the time I would be very grateful if they could have a look at the below flight.
we are currently booked in economy flex. If oversold in economy iam hoping emirates maybe will send out an upgrade email.
25th December
EK372 DXB-BKK
0930-1840
many thanks

thijsseh Dec 16, 2017 8:36 am


Originally Posted by Bouncingsouls (Post 29181061)
Hello folks, if somebody has the time I would be very grateful if they could have a look at the below flight.
we are currently booked in economy flex. If oversold in economy iam hoping emirates maybe will send out an upgrade email.
25th December
EK372 DXB-BKK
0930-1840
many thanks

EK 3720DXB
25/12/17 9:30BKK
25/12/17 18:40388
Daily
77% / 15mJ3 C3 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0

Looks pretty full to me, but in J as well, so they won’t look for ‘cheap’ upgrades
Anecdotally, upgrade emails are only sent if P>0 and that is certainly not the case!


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