Check in time
Feb 16, 2020, 4:12 pm
#4
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Feb 16, 2020, 11:54 pm
#5
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Just a heads up. Even though check in isnt open yet, I got up this morning to find that seat have been allocated already for the first 2 of 3 legs. They are not our ideal choice but when I tried to change them, Emirates want to bill us the same as if we chose them up front. So, if you want an exact choice, you have to pay. On one of the legs, we have window and middle. My OH gets a little jittery and really prefers an aisle seat. The aisle seat is available ( not too many free seats) but we now have to choose whether to pay to change, or gamble that the seat remains free. So, the talk that you can change seats for free at check in is wrong Im afraid.
Feb 17, 2020, 12:10 am
#7
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Just a heads up. Even though check in isnt open yet, I got up this morning to find that seat have been allocated already for the first 2 of 3 legs. They are not our ideal choice but when I tried to change them, Emirates want to bill us the same as if we chose them up front. So, if you want an exact choice, you have to pay. On one of the legs, we have window and middle. My OH gets a little jittery and really prefers an aisle seat. The aisle seat is available ( not too many free seats) but we now have to choose whether to pay to change, or gamble that the seat remains free. So, the talk that you can change seats for free at check in is wrong Im afraid.
Many thanks
S
Feb 17, 2020, 1:48 am
#8
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Feb 17, 2020, 8:08 am
#9
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Feb 17, 2020, 8:36 am
#10
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Feb 22, 2020, 1:12 pm
#12
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ok, wee checked in online before we set off for the first 2 legs of the journey. Stayed overnight at the Dubai International airport hotel ( very nice) We had boarding passes already for the 2 nd leg ( Dub- Sing) Sing - Bne still wasnt open. Stayed overnight at Sing Aerotel. Checkin didnt open until 3 hrs before the flight time, although seats were allocated 24 hrs prior. We didnt request a change as we were happy with the allocation ( seats D& E) . In fact on the 2nd & 3rd legs, the plane was only 25% full, so we actually had a full 4 seats each. YES, never happened before. Not expecting the same for the return journey though.
