Seat Booking - Cabin Full
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2017
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Seat Booking - Cabin Full
Hi there I haven’t used this site for years as I haven’t travelled much but on some previous long haul flights I have always been lucky enough to get some great help here.
The basic issue is we flying as Family of 4 on 8th July LHR-AGP in CE on BA 2716. I’m now Bronze so gone to book our seats today as it’s free 7 days in advance. Cabin is showing as full and no seat allocation for us has been made by BA and obviously no way to choose.
Should I be worried that we are going to get bumped ?
There is virtually no availability next weekend to Malaga which makes me think flights have been amalgamated and we could be paying the price.
Thanks
The basic issue is we flying as Family of 4 on 8th July LHR-AGP in CE on BA 2716. I’m now Bronze so gone to book our seats today as it’s free 7 days in advance. Cabin is showing as full and no seat allocation for us has been made by BA and obviously no way to choose.
Should I be worried that we are going to get bumped ?
There is virtually no availability next weekend to Malaga which makes me think flights have been amalgamated and we could be paying the price.
Thanks
#2
Join Date: Dec 2019
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Looking on expertflyer, your flight shows 9 seats unalloctaed seats. You can't see them on your booking because those seats are in row 1 (only Golds can see this at the moment) and row 8 which as it's the last row in the cabin is usually blocked from selection. These seats should be available for selection from 72 hours before scheduled departure.
#3
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Looking on expertflyer, your flight shows 9 seats unalloctaed seats. You can't see them on your booking because those seats are in row 1 (only Golds can see this at the moment) and row 8 which as it's the last row in the cabin is usually blocked from selection. These seats should be available for selection from 72 hours before scheduled departure.
#4
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There looks to be 8 blocked seats, the whole of row 1 (will open up at t-72 or less) and the whole of row 8 plus 3D single seat.
#7
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I’m hoping that’s the case but on MMB it states “no seat” under each passenger name on the seat map page of our booking. I’m not sure how I would check. 3d now allocated so cabin showing as 100% full.
#8
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Ba are not letting economy passengers book rows 9, 10 or 11 currently so there is plenty of room to expand the business section if needed & you will get seats in club.
#9
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Worry not, the curtain between club and economy will be moved back to accommodate you assuming youre not going to be sitting in row 1 or row 8.
Ba are not letting economy passengers book rows 9, 10 or 11 currently so there is plenty of room to expand the business section if needed & you will get seats in club.
Ba are not letting economy passengers book rows 9, 10 or 11 currently so there is plenty of room to expand the business section if needed & you will get seats in club.
#10
Join Date: Feb 2016
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If you're in desperate need of something to worry about now, I suggest you'd be better placed worrying about your flight being delayed or cancelled!
#11
Join Date: Jul 2017
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Sorry to jump on your thread, same has happened to me. Went on to choose my seats 7 days out FCO-LHR and it’s showing only one seat available when my husband and I are both travelling. I used avios and Amex companion voucher for our tickets so I’m
assuming they’d bump us out of club first. Is anyone able to check if there are seats on expert flyer for this flight? It’s BA 0551 on July 10th
assuming they’d bump us out of club first. Is anyone able to check if there are seats on expert flyer for this flight? It’s BA 0551 on July 10th
#13
Join Date: Feb 2016
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Sorry to jump on your thread, same has happened to me. Went on to choose my seats 7 days out FCO-LHR and it’s showing only one seat available when my husband and I are both travelling. I used avios and Amex companion voucher for our tickets so I’m
assuming they’d bump us out of club first. Is anyone able to check if there are seats on expert flyer for this flight? It’s BA 0551 on July 10th
assuming they’d bump us out of club first. Is anyone able to check if there are seats on expert flyer for this flight? It’s BA 0551 on July 10th
TLDR don't worry about this. After all, it's more likely your flight will be delayed / cancelled than that you will get bumped from club (apologies for gallows humour).
ExpertFlyer for the flight in question
#14
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Sorry to jump on your thread, same has happened to me. Went on to choose my seats 7 days out FCO-LHR and it’s showing only one seat available when my husband and I are both travelling. I used avios and Amex companion voucher for our tickets so I’m
assuming they’d bump us out of club first. Is anyone able to check if there are seats on expert flyer for this flight? It’s BA 0551 on July 10th
assuming they’d bump us out of club first. Is anyone able to check if there are seats on expert flyer for this flight? It’s BA 0551 on July 10th
The flight is showing J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
So I assume you can see 2A but not 1D as that will still be reserved for Golds.
Rows 6-8 are still blocked so there is still flex in the cabin config.
#15
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Also sorry to jump on thread..checking wife and daughter's flight BA164 TLV LHR July 6/22.....no seat allocation in PE....agent advises one seat available confirmed by EFlyer...one seat in business...if business sells out. thus preventing upgrade for PE Silver/Gold, what is the procedure? assuming my assumptions are correct.