exit seats...again
 

my wife and i are both golds,we are sometimes forced due to financial restraints to fly economy.we fly to sydney 2 or 3 times ayear.why can we never get exit seats,even when checking in 4 hours early.thanks for any tips. p.s. just got back from dubai...same thing again :

Perhaps you could try talking to the ground staff and explain your requirement and they should assist frequent travellers or else it would be a shame ^

It depends where you are flying from. If you're in Dubai, and getting a flight to Sydney, remember that a lot of passengers will be connecting from Europe. Thus, they will have checked in a good 10 hours before you, and bagged all the good exit row seats from DXB.

The only time you can really guarantee a good seat is if you are originating at an outpost (eg. somewhere in Europe), and turn up very early. I always manage to get an exit row when I'm travelling from MAN-DXB as I'm there when check-in opens, and can check in at the business class desks. However, if I'm travelling DXB-MAN, the exit rows have normally already been taken by connecting passengers.

Cheers,
Rick