How much does it cost to select seats with a basic economy fare?
Jan 10, 2019, 9:50 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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How much does it cost to select seats with a basic economy fare?
I am flying LGA to SFO with a stopover in ORD. How much does it cost to choose my seats on each segment with a basic economy ticket? Will it be more than $30? If it is, I will just pay for standard economy.
Jan 10, 2019, 10:26 pm
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Best way to determine it it is to start a booking, and see what it offers. Thennuse it that as a guide, but note that it can probably change either way a bit.
Note selection is going to be more limited, you won’t be able to select any E+ seats, and unless you are a silver, and maybe even if so, there are now a section of aisle/window seats behind E+ that are reserved for corporate contracts/silvers that aren’t available for selection except to their groups.
wasnt possible when BE started. A few months after launch, they started allowing it for a fee.
Last edited by emcampbe; Jan 10, 2019 at 10:33 pm
Jan 11, 2019, 8:29 am
#4
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I saw someone as a Premier Gold recently was offered middle seats starting at $9
During booking it allows you to buy a seat. Also once booked their is a disclaimer and it says you may be able to purchase seats up until check-in.
During booking it allows you to buy a seat. Also once booked their is a disclaimer and it says you may be able to purchase seats up until check-in.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jan 11, 2019 at 6:27 pm Reason: merging consecutive posts by same member
Jan 11, 2019, 11:23 am
#5
Join Date: Dec 2009
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I did not think that you could choose seats, but yesterday I bought a ticket from MCO to DEN for my wife and I was able to buy her an aisle seat in E- for only $9. The first few rows of E- were considered preferred or something and they were about $20. That made little sense to me. I could not buy E+.
I have also looked at seat purchases on Basic Economy on Transatlantic flights but cannot buy seats at all.
I have also looked at seat purchases on Basic Economy on Transatlantic flights but cannot buy seats at all.
