Can you swap seats (Y with C) with someone on the plane?
Oct 8, 2006, 9:00 am
#16
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Originally Posted by LHWolf
My experience (several times) is, that there is no problem at all to swap seats (why should it be?). For the crew it is the same. Just inform them.
I do not see any reason why they should swap you back.
I do not see any reason why they should swap you back.
but if it worked for you, it will probably work for me.While we are at it: will we be able to take Oldthinker the Junior to F lounges (or to FCT in FRA) as a guest accompanying two F passengers?
Oct 8, 2006, 9:02 am
#17
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No problems swapping at all. You can even share the seat if you want to: On a flight to ICN we had two people booked in C, one in Y (flight fully booked), and we took turns sleeping- one person for four hours, the other for four hours. Lh was very nice about it actually.
Oct 8, 2006, 9:10 am
#18
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Originally Posted by TRAVELSIG
No problems swapping at all. You can even share the seat if you want to: On a flight to ICN we had two people booked in C, one in Y (flight fully booked), and we took turns sleeping- one person for four hours, the other for four hours. Lh was very nice about it actually.
Oct 8, 2006, 12:07 pm
#19
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Would this still be true if the C/F passenger is a child who paid the child fare?
I am planning a RTW with the family, where the children sit in coach, and my wife and in F. I could reduce the cost by putting one child in F with my wife, and switch seats in flight.
I am planning a RTW with the family, where the children sit in coach, and my wife and in F. I could reduce the cost by putting one child in F with my wife, and switch seats in flight.
Oct 8, 2006, 12:11 pm
#20
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Originally Posted by Zorro
I am planning a RTW with the family, where the children sit in coach, and my wife and in F. I could reduce the cost by putting one child in F with my wife, and switch seats in flight.
Oct 8, 2006, 12:41 pm
#21
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Originally Posted by LHWolf
My experience (several times) is, that there is no problem at all to swap seats (why should it be?). For the crew it is the same. Just inform them.
I do not see any reason why they should swap you back.
I do not see any reason why they should swap you back.
We accepted a downgrade for one of us and switched the seats midlight and the C crew did not like it at all.
Oct 8, 2006, 1:46 pm
#22
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Originally Posted by Oldthinker
What a cruel plan! Dragging a child, kicking and screaming, from F to Y... Surely the crew won't allow this.
She can be bribed for considerably less than the fare difference I would save.
Oct 8, 2006, 3:41 pm
#24
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Originally Posted by Zorro
I am planning a RTW with the family, where the children sit in coach, and my wife and in F. I could reduce the cost by putting one child in F with my wife, and switch seats in flight.
Second class, or actually: Third class family members? Or are those kids not yours...
Oct 8, 2006, 9:28 pm
#26
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Originally Posted by totti
..But our fellow FTer weero reported form problems with LH cc agents down under as well IIRC..
Exit rows never work ex. Oz. And back ex CH, I also never succeeded, despite
having forked up the money for the premium number
...
Oct 8, 2006, 9:42 pm
#27
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Originally Posted by weero
Exit rows never work ex. Oz.
I have luckily enough got a couple at LH checkin (miracle that they were still available, perhaps a SEN got upgraded out of it?)
Oct 9, 2006, 12:40 am
#28
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Originally Posted by D-AIPD
If you treat your wife and yourself to F, how come your children deserve less ? Second class, or actually: Third class family members?
Or are those kids not yours...
Second class, or actually: Third class family members? Or are those kids not yours...
So: Wife First class family members, husband and children 2nd class.
Oct 9, 2006, 12:13 pm
#29
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Originally Posted by Zorro
They are indeed mine and my wife´s. However, the relationship between the size of their bottoms on a coach seat approximates that of mine on F, a statement which fortunately does not hold true in the case of my wife.
So: Wife First class family members, husband and children 2nd class.
So: Wife First class family members, husband and children 2nd class.
.My boy is bigger than me and loves caviar, so I don't have an excuse not to swap places with him.
Oct 9, 2006, 1:03 pm
#30
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Originally Posted by Zorro
(...) Wife First class family members (...)
First class butts deserve First class seats
If you speak German, have a look at today's Streiflicht (sorry, no way to translate it). Unfortunately not available on sueddeutsche.de, but available (for charge) in the e-paper (same website) and in LexisNexis (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Monday edition [October 9]).