Seat selection for VA WP

[N860CR]

I've just booked one of the directors on SQ SYD-SIN-PVG and back (in Y). They are VA WP. You'll have to excuse my ignorance as my SQ experience is non-existant.

On the legs to and from Australia, the seat maps are showing every seat allocated except for the exit rows (which it wants to charge $50US for per sector). The flights to and from Shanghai have a few random seats available here and there.

Is there a trick to allocate decent seats for VA WP? Or do we just hope for the best? Are the SQ staff generally proactive with allocating decent seats for VA elites at checkin?

 

[Quickstatus]

I've just booked one of the directors on SQ SYD-SIN-PVG and back (in Y). They are VA WP. You'll have to excuse my ignorance as my SQ experience is non-existant.

On the legs to and from Australia, the seat maps are showing every seat allocated except for the exit rows (which it wants to charge $50US for per sector). The flights to and from Shanghai have a few random seats available here and there.

Is there a trick to allocate decent seats for VA WP? Or do we just hope for the best? Are the SQ staff generally proactive with allocating decent seats for VA elites at checkin?

Unfortunately it's WYSIWYG for online seat map and WYGIWYP for exit rows

 

[Lemon_Party]

I've found 72 hours before departure is best time to log on and pick seat as VA WP. Available seats should suddenly appear around then and you'll have a lot more choice.

 

[N860CR]

Cool thanks. I'll set a reminder to do that. I can see me being in a world of hurt if they end up in a middle seat at the back