Qantas Seat Allocation Different Bookings

[kevviek]

I had this question buried in another post but no replies - hope this is the right place to ask. I am travelling with my wife from Mel-Hkg on Economy N. Separate booking references which have been linked.

If one has selected a seat, does the other automatically get allocated the one adjacent?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I had this question buried in another post but no replies - hope this is the right place to ask. I am travelling with my wife from Mel-Hkg on Economy N. Separate booking references which have been linked.

If one has selected a seat, does the other automatically get allocated the one adjacent?

No. Just go in to both bookings and select seats accordingly.

 

[kevviek]

No. Just go in to both bookings and select seats accordingly.

The problem is that under her booking I don't have access to the same seating area that I had selected for myself

 

[Seat0B]

Sometimes when the bookings are linked, both travellers will have access to seats on the basis of the higher tier held by one of them. It has happened for us when I was WP and Mr Seat 0A was only SG. But you do have to select it - not automatically allocated.

If you can’t do that - and it has also happened to me - I just called and asked to be seated together. No drama, quickly sorted. Have the person with highest status make that request.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

The problem is that under her booking I don't have access to the same seating area that I had selected for myself

Or alternatively you should have access to their seating area - if you don’t feel like calling

 

[SYD]

The problem is that under her booking I don't have access to the same seating area that I had selected for myself

and that’s the big problem having seperate bookings with different status levels.

Even with the same status, there can be anomalies as I reported here (2x WPs travelling domestic whY).

Thread 'Same status different seat selection availability'

Oct 12, 2024

Wasn’t sure if this is a question under T-80 or Shadows but possibly warrants a seperate thread (if not already asked before?).

Two of us on seperate tickets flying SYD-MEL whY (return). Bookings are not linked AFAIK but we can see quite different seat availability within T-80 (I think it’s much the same before T-80 and not aware of this on QFi).

Both of us WP/LTG/PC/GT and flying associated to my QBR account. I’ve been continuous WP longer, attained LTG several years earlier.

Flying down to MEL we had adjacent aisle seats (as usual), EF was showing our middle seats blocked (shadow?)...

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There was some discussion in that thread about linked bookings bestowing some slightly better seat options for lower levels.

Ideally, it’s best to be on the same booking.

You might have better options at T-80 and then again at T-24 / OLCI.