BA Seating Policy Question

[Kendall Roy]

Policy: British Airways - Seating guide

G'day AFF troops,

I'm trying to allocate a mix of bulkhead seats for 2 pax in my PNR for a set of return flights in November to Cairo. (I am a QF SG/OWS)

According to the policy, all seats should be available on a "first come, first served" basis with the exception of exit row seating (which is only free for OWE).

Despite ringing up the BA call centre, I've been unable to allocate seats in Row 28 / 33 (noting different 747 configs, but both forward bulkheads). Expertflyer shows these seats as restricted, but not occupied.

Any views on this? The seating policy doesn't appear to reflect what actually happens.

 

[PineappleSkip]

am also SG and have never jagged a bulkhead row in BA Y+. From memory I think they are blocked off for PAX with infants, perhaps they will release them closer to check in time.

Our last BA flight in July we obtained bulkhead seats but only on check in. Before that they were blocked.

Cheers skip.

 

[Mal]

I think BA still block these off for passengers with infants. Can't recall if OWE have access to them or not, but there was certain seats in the plane that only OWE or BA Gold could access (I recall 1A/1K for example in F).

 

[ozmille]

Seats with cot facility are blocked even for WP's. If at check in it is clear that no infants will be seated there check in staff can allocate them at that point but no advanced seat selection now.

Mille