SAS Plus Europe [merged experience reports & FAQ]
Dec 16, 2019, 1:18 pm
#751
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Preferable @30.000 feet
Programs: More than one
Posts: 1,673
Just discovered an interesting example of theoretical seating on a FRA-CPH flight on Thursday. I’m in 4C, and according to ExpertFlyer, both 4A and 4B have been blocked. The same “row-block” has been applied to a couple of other passengers, but for most, only the middle seat is blocked.
In the SAS app, all the blocked seats appear free to me, so these are indeed soft blocks and not due to faulty seats or weight balancing or what not.
It’s a pretty big cabin - 10 rows, with rows 7-10 still being completely empty, and 1-6 lightly filled. My guess is that diamonds are getting the “double block” and golds the blocked middle seat.
In the SAS app, all the blocked seats appear free to me, so these are indeed soft blocks and not due to faulty seats or weight balancing or what not.
It’s a pretty big cabin - 10 rows, with rows 7-10 still being completely empty, and 1-6 lightly filled. My guess is that diamonds are getting the “double block” and golds the blocked middle seat.
Dec 16, 2019, 1:23 pm
#752
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Silver, SAS Diamond and LTG, Marriott Titanium and LT Plat, Radisson Premium
Posts: 130
Do you have status with SAS? My assumption is that gold and above can override the seat blocks - hence, they appear free in the app. To everyone else, the blocked seats appear as occupied.
Dec 16, 2019, 9:22 pm
#753
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Preferable @30.000 feet
Programs: More than one
Posts: 1,673
And yes I have Diamond status for the 6th year in a row, and I have never seen the seats next to be being blocked in Expertflyer.
Dec 17, 2019, 10:55 am
#754
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Silver, SAS Diamond and LTG, Marriott Titanium and LT Plat, Radisson Premium
Posts: 130
My comment is about the soft block you claim to see in Expertflyer. I have no clue why there are blocked seats in Expert flyer, but I have more than once seen seats being blocked in Expertflyer without any seats in that row being occupied. Those blocked seats doesn't make sense from a soft block point of view.
And yes I have Diamond status for the 6th year in a row, and I have never seen the seats next to be being blocked in Expertflyer.
And yes I have Diamond status for the 6th year in a row, and I have never seen the seats next to be being blocked in Expertflyer.
Dec 22, 2019, 7:57 am
#755
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,352
As an infrequent SK flyer this may well be par for the course for all I know, but when I try to select seats for a couple of upcoming intra-European flights I get the following error message, no matter which seat I pick:
"Unfortunately, one or more requested seats are already occupied. Please choose different seat(s)"
Huh?
Both seat maps are wide-open, zero occupied seats on the outbound, only one on the return.
Johan
"Unfortunately, one or more requested seats are already occupied. Please choose different seat(s)"
Huh?
Both seat maps are wide-open, zero occupied seats on the outbound, only one on the return.
Johan
Dec 22, 2019, 8:02 am
#756
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,191
As an infrequent SK flyer this may well be par for the course for all I know, but when I try to select seats for a couple of upcoming intra-European flights I get the following error message, no matter which seat I pick:
"Unfortunately, one or more requested seats are already occupied. Please choose different seat(s)"
Huh?
Both seat maps are wide-open, zero occupied seats on the outbound, only one on the return.
Johan
"Unfortunately, one or more requested seats are already occupied. Please choose different seat(s)"
Huh?
Both seat maps are wide-open, zero occupied seats on the outbound, only one on the return.
Johan
Then it can be an indication that they need those seats for politicians or members of the royal families.
Can also just be an error.
Dec 22, 2019, 10:20 am
#759
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,352
Flights are months away, I have plenty of time to try again.
Edit: won't be trying again, as I've canceled the whole itinerary after one (AA) segment was canceled by the airline with no suitable alternative offered.
Johan
Last edited by johan rebel; Dec 23, 2019 at 11:50 am
Dec 22, 2019, 2:21 pm
#760
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Sweden
Programs: Oneworld Emerald, EBG
Posts: 249
Beverages in Plus
Merry Christmas
When you travel in SAS Plus on domestic flights within Norway, you can only choose ONE alcoholic beverage free of charge. Is it the same on the European flights, f ex CDG to ARN ???
When you travel in SAS Plus on domestic flights within Norway, you can only choose ONE alcoholic beverage free of charge. Is it the same on the European flights, f ex CDG to ARN ???
Dec 22, 2019, 4:30 pm
#762
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,191
No. There seems to be a special case for Norwegian donestic, this has been reported a couple of times. I don't know if it is stated somewhere in writing.
Dec 23, 2019, 6:16 am
#764
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: EuroBonus Diamond, Delta Skymiles 360, BAEC LTG, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 2,828
Would you have to order all three at once? Because after the first round of beverage service the waitresses usually go in hiding / hibernation and its impossible to get a 2nd let alone a 3rd drink served.
Dec 23, 2019, 6:53 am
#765
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Preferable @30.000 feet
Programs: More than one
Posts: 1,673
Last but not least. Above your head there is a button you can push if you want something from the crew.