Seat selection limitations

[Stuser]

It's great news that we can now select our seats on a Qantas flight when we are booked in BUT why is that I can only see seats from row 13 back, and not rows 6-10?

I have flights booked in domestic economy on 20th and 30th this month, and on none of them can I get closer to front than row 13.

Usually as a Gold QFF I can get much closer to the front when I check in online within 24 hours.

Any ideas why this is?

 

[straitman]

It's great news that we can now select our seats on a Qantas flight when we are booked in BUT why is that I can only see seats from row 13 back, and not rows 6-10?

I have flights booked in domestic economy on 20th and 30th this month, and on none of them can I get closer to front than row 13.

Usually as a Gold QFF I can get much closer to the front when I check in online within 24 hours.

Any ideas why this is?

I would say it is because there is a fair chance that there are sufficient people with even shinier Platinum cards booked on this flight than your shiny shiny Gold card.

 

[Stuser]

Gold may not be as valuable as platinum, but it is shinier.

Anyway, I've thought of that but I flown these flights often enough and there are still plenty of seats available to purchase. I also doubt that there will be 10 rows of WPs at the front of economy on all my flights...

 

[Gold Member]

Agree with Straitman. Some routes are very status heavy run unfortunately...

Just wondering, based on BPs I see go past me on MEL-CBR runs at peak hours, I reckon more than 75% of the plane is silver/gold/plat/CL! You'd be hard pressed as a silver getting row 23 middle seat thinking you were 'someone' with silver!

 

[Stuser]

Well I know I'm just a lowly gold compared to you well-flown WPs, but I have flown these flights often enough, and it is very unusual for me not to get into row 5, 6 or 7 on the day....

So I still suggest it is an issue with seat selection rather than my peasant status...

 

[pauly7]

Agree with Straitman. Some routes are very status heavy run unfortunately...

Just wondering, based on BPs I see go past me on MEL-CBR runs at peak hours, I reckon more than 75% of the plane is silver/gold/plat/CL! You'd be hard pressed as a silver getting row 23 middle seat thinking you were 'someone' with silver!

Absolutely!

Anything on the golden triangle, especially during 'popular' business times this is also true. But the plus side is QF tend to overbook these flights and that is my main source of op ups

 

[markis10]

6-10 was always blocked for me as a SG.

 

[medhead]

As a gold I can never get closer than row 11 at more than 80 hours before my flight. That's on a 737. Check again when it is less than 80 hours before your flights. Then keep checking. For my flight to night I was stuck in row 11 managed to get to 10 this morning and finally got to 6 about 30 minutes ago. But that was for an aisle seat. I could have had 7A 2 days ago.

 

[Stuser]

thanks, Medhead, sound advice.

I guess I can relax until the 80 hour alarm goes off before each flight....

As a gold I can never get closer than row 11 at more than 80 hours before my flight. That's on a 737. Check again when it is less than 80 hours before your flights. Then keep checking. For my flight to night I was stuck in row 11 managed to get to 10 this morning and finally got to 6 about 30 minutes ago. But that was for an aisle seat. I could have had 7A 2 days ago.

 

[straitman]

Stuser,

I see you have changed from 'Shiny Shiny Gold' to 'Not So Shiny Gold' :shock:

 

[Stuser]

Yes, I have been put in my place....:!:

Stuser,

I see you have changed from 'Shiny Shiny Gold' to 'Not So Shiny Gold' :shock:

 

[straitman]

Yes, I have been put in my place....:!:

... and now it's Fool's Gold :!:

Excellent entertainment value

 

[Stuser]

I'm gonna stop now...

Sigh, row 3 was very pleasant last night MEL-CBR. This nice lady kept bringing us wine...

... and now it's Fool's Gold :!:

Excellent entertainment value

 

[straitman]

I'm gonna stop now...

Sigh, row 3 was very pleasant last night MEL-CBR. This nice lady kept bringing us wine...

Even better :!:

 

[kamchatsky]

Slightly OT, if I am say OW Sapphire/Emerald flying QF, would I get priority seating when OLCI? Or it only reserves to those QF super shiny cards?

 

[Stuser]

UPDATE: Medhead was of course quite correct. I'm inside the 80 hour period, and seats 7, 8, 9 and 10C have opened up. All aisle seats, but it's the shortest flight and I like aisle seats.

Now we'll just have to see if rows 1-5 open up by some horrible mistake...

As a gold I can never get closer than row 11 at more than 80 hours before my flight. That's on a 737. Check again when it is less than 80 hours before your flights. Then keep checking. For my flight to night I was stuck in row 11 managed to get to 10 this morning and finally got to 6 about 30 minutes ago. But that was for an aisle seat. I could have had 7A 2 days ago.

 

[simongr]

I think the way it works is that rows A-B are blocked for CL, C-D for CL/WP, E-F CL/WP/SG etc... Then at T-80 those blocks are lifted somewhat tp allow general access.

As a WP I can only get as far forward as row 6 - never 4-5... Never had an op-up on QF either.

 

[JohnK]

Well I know I'm just a lowly gold compared to you well-flown WPs, but I have flown these flights often enough, and it is very unusual for me not to get into row 5, 6 or 7 on the day....

Don't worry what seat you are able to pre-allocate on domestic flights at the time of booking. Be ready at T-80 hours and OLCI at T-24 hours and you will more than likely get something better.

As a Platinum I cannot select row 4-5 on a 737 or row 23-24 on a 767 at time of booking but almost always I am sitting in first row of economy.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

...Never had an op-up on QF either.

+1 (I've given up on the QF lottery op-ups personally)

Although a friend of mine who is a WP also, has had great success this year. He's had around 10 l think. Not bad, if you can get it.

From full whY to J.He just asks at the check-in counter and gets it, unbelievable.

 

[Stuser]

Perhaps the combination of full Y fare plus WP plus your friend's winning smile is the successful combo...

Note that sometimes the price difference between full Y and J domestically isn't that big...

+1 (I've given up on the QF lottery op-ups personally)

Although a friend of mine who is a WP also, has had great success this year. He's had around 10 l think. Not bad, if you can get it.

From full whY to J.He just asks at the check-in counter and gets it, unbelievable.