WJ blocking middle seat on upcoming flights
Mar 29, 2020, 5:30 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
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WJ blocking middle seat on upcoming flights
I subscribe to TripCase and noticed that on the seat plans of future flights all the middle seats have been blocked off. Has anyone else noticed this?
Mar 29, 2020, 11:37 pm
#3
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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This includes "lidding" all flights to guarantee middle seats blocked on B737 and B787, and staggered seating on Q400. Won't be sold beyond the capacity which allows this to happen. As well 2-3 rows blocked exclusively for DH crew.
Mar 30, 2020, 4:16 am
#4
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Interesting that this includes even a flight in February, 2021.
We have a number of flights booked. Our next flight is scheduled for June 14 to St. Lucia, not confident it will be a go.
We have a number of flights booked. Our next flight is scheduled for June 14 to St. Lucia, not confident it will be a go.
Mar 30, 2020, 8:51 am
#6
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,503
Probably when they have some certainty to the restoration of normal service, they will update the seat maps to allow middle seat selection on the flights that are currently blocked. Not many people select middle seats ahead checkin, so it won't have too much of an effect.
Mar 30, 2020, 10:06 am
#7
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This is a nice enough gesture, but it does not come close to any reasonable "social distancing" recommendation. In a single aisle 3-3 cabin, one person at each window every two rows would barely meet the requirements. With an 18" seat width and adding 4" for the two seat rests, 22" is below one foot.
Mar 30, 2020, 10:40 am
#8
Join Date: Sep 2019
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This is a nice enough gesture, but it does not come close to any reasonable "social distancing" recommendation. In a single aisle 3-3 cabin, one person at each window every two rows would barely meet the requirements. With an 18" seat width and adding 4" for the two seat rests, 22" is below one foot.
Mar 30, 2020, 10:47 am
#9
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D[QUOTE=aerobod;32247463]. Not many people select middle seats ahead checkin, so it won't have too much of an effect.
Actually, don’t many couples choose a window/middle or aisle/middle combination?
I do appreciate the gesture by Westjet. I hope it isn’t too many months before we fly again!
Actually, don’t many couples choose a window/middle or aisle/middle combination?
I do appreciate the gesture by Westjet. I hope it isn’t too many months before we fly again!
Last edited by Ontariotraveller; Mar 30, 2020 at 2:19 pm
Mar 30, 2020, 10:53 am
#10
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto
Posts: 486
I have a flight booked on Apr 7 (will likely cancel when I get around to it) for 5 family members travelling together. We had previously been assigned seats as a family with seats ABC in one row, and AC in the row behind. When I checked the seat assignment today, our row with ABC seats are still together, but the reset of the flight shows all the other middle seats blocked.
Mar 30, 2020, 11:53 am
#11
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,000
I have a flight booked on Apr 7 (will likely cancel when I get around to it) for 5 family members travelling together. We had previously been assigned seats as a family with seats ABC in one row, and AC in the row behind. When I checked the seat assignment today, our row with ABC seats are still together, but the reset of the flight shows all the other middle seats blocked.
Mar 30, 2020, 9:16 pm
#12
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Mar 31, 2020, 8:57 am
#13
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Vancouver
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This is a nice enough gesture, but it does not come close to any reasonable "social distancing" recommendation. In a single aisle 3-3 cabin, one person at each window every two rows would barely meet the requirements. With an 18" seat width and adding 4" for the two seat rests, 22" is below one foot.
Mar 31, 2020, 9:38 am
#14
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,000
With flight loads at an all time low I’m sure passengers will have the opportunity to spread out even further and possibly even have a whole row to themselves!