My wife and I are planning a trip to the US West Coast in late 2009 ex Brisbane with our young children.
What I was wondering is whether any of the airlines which service that route [Qantas, Air NZ, V Australia, Delta] allow you to reserve confirmed seats when you book and/or pay without risk of being bumped from those seats. We don't mind paying a fee if that's necessary but don't like getting to the airport hours ahead to be told the only seats left are near the rear toilets. The travel agent we made enquiries of told us seats could be "requested" but there was no guarantee.
We don't have enough FF points with anyone to pull rank and we prefer to do our bookings online.
Many thanks.
What I was wondering is whether any of the airlines which service that route [Qantas, Air NZ, V Australia, Delta] allow you to reserve confirmed seats when you book and/or pay without risk of being bumped from those seats. We don't mind paying a fee if that's necessary but don't like getting to the airport hours ahead to be told the only seats left are near the rear toilets. The travel agent we made enquiries of told us seats could be "requested" but there was no guarantee.
We don't have enough FF points with anyone to pull rank and we prefer to do our bookings online.
Many thanks.