Seating Allocation
 

I would appreciate it if anyone could advise whether EK provide advance seating allocations for United PremEx's.

The flights will be EK405 SIN-DXB and EK404 DXB-SIN. I think it is a three class 777-200.

Thanks

Also, is there a site that you can view your booking like www.checkmytrip.com.

Thanks again

2nd Question:

go to www.emirates.com view my booking you need a PNR# and last name,

1st Question:

Advance seating is for everyone, but bulkheads / exits cannot be preassigned

I managed to prebook bulkhead on 3 sectors on my last trip LHR - AKL, you just need to speak to the lady nicely......

roger

Really! Wow thats lucky

were you travelling with children?

Mabye, I should be nice when I talk to the agent ;)

Thanks sadiqhassan.

What I was looking for was a website that you can view your booking as well as the seat you have been allocated.

The example I referred to enables you to do just that, however as Emirates don't use Amadeus I was wondering if there is a different site that does the same.

Emirates seat availability
 

Hi bravoecho

The link to Emirates seat availability is below. It works. It is part of a thread on Dec 04, 2004 if you want to read the whole thread.

You have to download the availabilty tool, which Matthias from Cologne/Germany has provided for the flyertalkers.
Click on the following link and download the first picture (version 1.64).

http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~hartberg/ft/SabretoolSetup.exe


The tool works only every five hours for 2 hours (too avoid too much server traffic).

Once the tool is set up, you can put in your flights, let;s say:
DUS to DXB; date 01/05; flight time 14:00; airline ek.
Then the tool will display availibility in all classes (not only F,J and Y, but all different price classes in Y (W,M,B,K etc).

If you will find K9, it means that there are 9 or more seats to sell in this price class.

Hi,
I'm trying to find such a site too. The Emirates website only shows passenger's itineries.
Speaking to the Skywards services centre I've been told that the reservation system they use is called Mars. Looking that up I see it is owned by the IT division of Emirates.
Does anyone know of any alternative ways to look up Emirates bookings so as to see seat maps etc. like one can do with Gallileo, Sabre, Worldspan Amadeus Checkmytrip?

Could you please tell me, is the only way to go about getting such assignments by contacting aservice centre by telephone?

Thanks for your help.

I am sorry to say, but this link does not work anymore!

The company Matthias has worked for shut down this link some time ago.

Advance seating can be done online if you are travelling in F/J and are booking online. When flying in J/F bulkheads can be pre assigned as well although they are generally worse than regular seats with a few exceptions

Otherwise you have to contact a service centre or your travel agency

Cheers

I am travelling in Y from LGW-JNB next month and just called to reserve seats and was told that I couldn't do this unless I am a member of Skywards. Is this correct? I was hoping to earn Continental onepass miles for the flight and don't want to have to enrol in Skywards but then I don't want to have to sit in a middle seat either.

Is there a way for me to reserve seats in Y without being a member??

Thanks.

Hi,

Join skywards (free), reserve your seats but ask that your account is not put with your PNR. On check-in, present your CO card

Cheers

Thanks, did just that. He even put my onepass number into the PNR. Seems like an unneccessary excercise though to have to join skywards first but never mind :)

No prob, glad I could help.

They are hoping that by joining Skywards, you are aware of all the benefits you get - even at the blue level and are compelled to stay with them.

The main 2 benefits are a direct call centre (much faster and more efficient than EK offices) and advance seating :)