Blocked seats - J on A330

[motef]

Hi all

Just looking at seat maps on ExpertFlyer for A330 on SYD to AKL and back again and it seems like there is a high amount of blocked seats or is this normal ?



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[juddles]

Looks ok, how far out are these flights??

 

[eminere]

Normal if your status isn't high enough to select from the forward rows.

 

[motef]

Looks ok, how far out are these flights??

2weeks

 

[motef]

Normal if your status isn't high enough to select from the forward rows.

I am SG. Is that normal?

 

[mannej]

Yes - the seat map may open up around T-80 hours

 

[GoldCanyon340]

I am SG. Is that normal?

Golds can only select as far foward as row 4 on the 330 until, and if, the seats open nearer to departure.

 

[serfty]

@motef very normal.

As a WP, I can't select seats in Row 1.

T-80 is your friend here ...

 

[eminere]

I am SG. Is that normal?

Yes.

 

[Brettmcg]

@motef very normal.

As a WP, I can't select seats in Row 1.

T-80 is your friend here ...

I think that has to do with them being bassinet positions. I'm a P1 and generally can't select Row 1 on A330s either.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

I think that has to do with them being bassinet positions. I'm a P1 and generally can't select Row 1 on A330s either.

Exactly - and it is a relatively recent "enhancement".

 

[serfty]

I think that has to do with them being bassinet positions. I'm a P1 and generally can't select Row 1 on A330s either.

Exactly - and it is a relatively recent "enhancement".

Fair enough - as a WP I generally haven't been able to select row 1 on 330/789 for some time.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Fair enough - as a WP I generally haven't been able to select row 1 on 330/789 for some time.

"relatively recent" is a subjective term, I would be thinking of about 2 years ago.

 

[serfty]

FWIW, Here's a flight I am on in December.

E & F are not bassinet seats.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

FWIW, Here's a flight I am on in December.

E & F are not bassinet seats.

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I know E & F are not bassinet seats but I also know A & K will now refuse selection even after T-80 with the message that they are bassinet seats and can only be reserved by calling Qantas. I don't know if E & F give the same message as I have never attempted to reserve them - I prefer window seats.
I can only speculate that E & F may be blocked for PAX travelling with the parent or carer in A & K respectively.
I do know I was able to reserve 1A on A330s up until about 2 years ago when I was a WP. Maybe 3 years ago. Time flies.

 

[serfty]

Any way, unallocated Row 1 seats generally open up at T-80 for me. I'll wait until December and report back.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Any way, unallocated Row 1 seats generally open up at T-80 for me. I'll wait until December and report back.

I can let you know sooner - I'm flying on Friday and so T-80 will be tonight.
Those flights will restore my WP status.
Then in two weeks I will return with another transcon on an A330.
So we will be able to compare the situation for SG & WP!

 

[Tassieoptom]

Hi all

Just looking at seat maps on ExpertFlyer for A330 on SYD to AKL and back again and it seems like there is a high amount of blocked seats or is this normal ?

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My last J international flights were almost fully blocked out at 4 weeks prior to flights, but it was SQ so they tend to have blocked seats booked well ahead of the actual flights.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

I can let you know sooner - I'm flying on Friday and so T-80 will be tonight.
Those flights will restore my WP status.
Then in two weeks I will return with another transcon on an A330.
So we will be able to compare the situation for SG & WP!

Ok so as expected 1A and 1K did not open up at T-80 as SG.
Will report on the second half of the experiment after a status upgrade and a couple of weeks of south pacific sunshine!