Article: How to Beat Budget Airlines at Their Own Seat Selection Game

[AFF Editor]

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How to Beat Budget Airlines at Their Own Seat Selection Game is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

How to Beat Budget Airlines at Their Own Seat Selection Game

Some budget airlines deliberately allocate middle seats to passengers who don't buy seat selection. But there's a trick to avoid getting a terrible seat, without having to pay.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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[clifford]

I had an experience with easyJet a couple of years ago where, like you I didn't bother paying for a seat, as the flight was fairly short.

I fully expected to receive a middle seat at the back, but instead it turned out to be 3C on a 320, I don't recall checking in all that late, but I was a little surprised (and pleased). The flight wasn't completely full either, so maybe easyJet isn't one of the worst offenders.

 

[OZDUCK]

I am too cheap to pay the extortionate fees QR want to charge me to select seats in J when booking "Classic" seats. They try to punish me by booking my wife and I into adjoining seats - the horror! So far I have been able to escape this fate on the day of travel but one day they will catch up with me.

 

[kpc]

Jetsmart from Aep to Asn assigned me a middle seat 1/2 way back and +1 ( on same booking) in middle seat in last row...was forced to pay for seats!