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Old Aug 1, 2022, 9:21 pm
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Booked confirmed paid reservation for 2 in F class. Only 1 seat available. Does SW overbook F class. What do I do if seat doesn’t clear before trip which is next month??
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Old Aug 1, 2022, 9:43 pm
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Originally Posted by martino
Booked confirmed paid reservation for 2 in F class. Only 1 seat available. Does SW overbook F class. What do I do if seat doesn’t clear before trip which is next month??
LX don’t normally overbook F, they do block some seats for bassinet & air marshall on some routes, you can call in & request a seat.
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Old Aug 1, 2022, 10:01 pm
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LX don’t normally overbook F, they do block some seats for bassinet & air marshall on some routes, you can call in & request a seat.
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Old Aug 2, 2022, 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by martino
Does SW overbook F class.
what do you mean by "SW"?
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Old Aug 2, 2022, 11:17 am
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what do you mean by "SW"?
Swiss air
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Old Aug 2, 2022, 1:41 pm
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Swiss air
Ah, so that would be LX.
SW is Air Namibia.
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Old Aug 2, 2022, 7:45 pm
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Just call, they will have seats for you
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Old Aug 3, 2022, 2:02 am
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Just call, they will have seats for you
I had that situation fairly often in the past. They seem to block several seats (especially the window seats). Call and you will get a seat.
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Old Aug 3, 2022, 6:04 am
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 9:45 am
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Thank you. You are all correct. They unblock the seat
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 10:36 am
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Originally Posted by martino
Thank you. You are all correct. They unblock the seat
Good that worked, were you happy with the seat allocation ?
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 10:56 am
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Yes. Although We are a party of two we are seated back to back at the single window seats.
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 10:06 pm
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Yes. Although We are a party of two we are seated back to back at the single window seats.
But we are very satisfied
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Old Aug 15, 2022, 6:27 am
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Yes. Although We are a party of two we are seated back to back at the single window seats.
In case there are individual travellers in one of the middle seat pairs it should be easy to ask them to switch to a window seat. The crew is usually very helpful in that situation.
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Old Aug 15, 2022, 1:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Unterwegs
In case there are individual travellers in one of the middle seat pairs it should be easy to ask them to switch to a window seat. The crew is usually very helpful in that situation.
I am in the same situation on my ZRH-ORD vv flights. Middle seats are booked by single travelers, as confirmed by the SEN line, they are not just blocked. I simply don‘t understand why a single pax would not take the A or K seats.
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