Advice needed JFK-LHR
Mar 31, 2005 | 4:06 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 24
Advice needed JFK-LHR
I just booked a JFK-LHR on BA. I am AA Plat/Saph. The flight is in about a week and I dont seem able to select my seats. I called BA and they said that once 33% of the seats are assigned the rest are done at the airport. I mentioned my staus to no effect but on the OW website it says Sapphires get priority seating.
Any suggestions? I am dreading the middle seat all the way to London and back.
TIA
Any suggestions? I am dreading the middle seat all the way to London and back.
TIA
Mar 31, 2005 | 8:40 pm
#2
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
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You can do online checkin 24 hours before departure, but only if you are a BAEC member (I think). OLCI gets excellent seat selection available as a rule (due to others being unable to select their seats). If you aren't a BAEC member you are out of luck (you cannot join until you fly BA on an F, J or full-fare Y segment -- discounted Y does not qualify), and about the only solution is to get to the airport 4 hours before flight time when check-in opens. Adding your non-BA FF number to the PNR sometimes helps but I think it is a manual process at BA as it seems to be overlooked as often as not. In theory you will be assigned a seat before non-OW status pax.
Mar 31, 2005 | 10:06 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SIN
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Originally Posted by number_6
You can do online checkin 24 hours before departure, but only if you are a BAEC member (I think).
Who can use Online Check-in
Customers who have booked directly with British Airways, or via a Travel Agent, can use Online Check-in provided they are checking in for a British Airways operated flight
All customers via Manage My Booking (from 24 hours before scheduled departure time)
Passengers on any ticket type e.g. eticket, cardboard ticket, paper ticket
Online Check-in is not available for passengers with bookings that contain children or infants as British Airways needs to ensure children and infants are seated in appropriate areas on-board the aircraft for their own safety
Customers who have booked directly with British Airways, or via a Travel Agent, can use Online Check-in provided they are checking in for a British Airways operated flight
All customers via Manage My Booking (from 24 hours before scheduled departure time)
Passengers on any ticket type e.g. eticket, cardboard ticket, paper ticket
Online Check-in is not available for passengers with bookings that contain children or infants as British Airways needs to ensure children and infants are seated in appropriate areas on-board the aircraft for their own safety