Booking ANA flights on Virgin Website

[ferntree]

Could anybody tell me please ... if we book our return ANA flights to Haneda with VA flight numbers on the Virgin website, will we be able to make seat selection at time of booking? Thanks.

 

[jase05]

Could anybody tell me please ... if we book our return ANA flights to Haneda with VA flight numbers on the Virgin website, will we be able to make seat selection at time of booking? Thanks.

You can’t select seats when you book but the website states that nearly all fare types come with free seat selection so you would have to get the NH PNR and select through them I’m guessing

 

[ferntree]

You can’t select seats when you book but the website states that nearly all fare types come with free seat selection so you would have to get the NH PNR and select through them I’m guessing

Thanks for the reply. Could you explain this in more detail please? Humour my ignorance. Thanks!

 

[Digicola]

Could anybody tell me please ... if we book our return ANA flights to Haneda with VA flight numbers on the Virgin website, will we be able to make seat selection at time of booking? Thanks.

Not sure about the VA codeshares but on ANA if you book a super saver ticket you can only select middle seats in the first few rows (if there are two economy cabin this extends to the whole forward economy cabin) window and aisle seats are for sale.

In the aft cabin usually all seats except exit rows are available for free so it fills up quickly. During check in you can try to select a seat more towards the front as they all open up (even EER).

 

[Bagpuss]

Thanks for the reply. Could you explain this in more detail please? Humour my ignorance. Thanks!

You book first with Virgin skipping seat selection and when you receive the confirmation it will have two airline reference numbers. One is Virgin's and the other one is the airline you fly with.

Go to the operating airline's website and manage the booking using their reference (not the Virgin one). You should then be able to select seating. If you can't then call Velocity/Virgin.

 

[PERLHR]

Yes it's a bit slack. Despite having a ANA PNR on a VA flight number but ANA operates flight, it does not allow seats selection. Why is it so hard? The ANA website is a bit coughbersome but does not allow seat selection. It's so annoying. Any other star alliance ways (similar to some oneworld)to have a work around here? VA call centre has not got a clue!!

 

[pungpui]

I’ve had this issue twice - book an ANA flight via virgin, you basically have to select seat at checkin stage. Called virgin, they said speak to ANA. Spoke to ANA, they said speak to Virgin. There really is zero benefit at all in booking a ANA flight through Virgin. Seat selection at checkin pretty my guarantees the worst seats on the bus, and I’m star alliance gold.

 

[PERLHR]

Once flown sector VA code share on ANA metal, does anyone know how long it takes for status credits etc to be loaded? Flew PER -SYD on VA on Tuesday and points and credits all on ok but the ANA onward to HND not credited. One PNR through VA.