OLCI - has anyone ever got Row 4 on 737?

[Flashback]

I always thought the fare had an influence, but I was told differently by someone at Qantas - they maintain is CL Pref, then WP pref etc, but sometimes it seems a bit strange.

I always thought the same, until recent times - my last 5 return flights have been red e-deals, and I've had awesome seats every time.

 

[serfty]

For Oz Domestic, I rarely travel on anything else but red e-deals.

 

[JAB]

Well even with my new Silver membership I didn't get a much better seating allocation on my flight from PER-MEL and return. Got the window but I asked for Forward Window in my preferences. I will still allocated to 53A on a 747 and towards the back on a 767. Seemed a little weird as there were seats empty in front of me, I OLCI and was Seq # 6, and there were peopele on the flight who didn't look to be regular travellers by any means. Will see how I go this week when I do the trip again.

 

[Flashback]

..and there were peopele on the flight who didn't look to be regular travellers by any means. Will see how I go this week when I do the trip again.

Don't by fooled by what someone looks like

 

[Shano]

My seat allocation doesn't seem to change whether I am on a red e-deals or more flexible fares.

Don't by fooled by what someone looks like

True. Next time you are looking at the guy in the bright yellow Hi-Vis shirt sitting in row 7 and thinking how did he get a seat there, remember that it may well be me

 

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Next time you are looking at the guy in the bright yellow Hi-Vis shirt sitting in row 7 and thinking how did he get a seat there, remember that it may well be me

Oh... touché!

 

[mainly tailfirst]

I always thought the same, until recent times - my last 5 return flights have been red e-deals, and I've had awesome seats every time.

My experience as well. Since I got SG, I've had nothing below 6 on a 737 and snagged 4A/C on my last return from MEL. I suspect that being in ADL might have something to do with it, seems our flights aren't as packed as others.

As an aside, I flew a 734 back from MEL last week and I realized rows 4-7 are the convertable biz rows. Other times on those I've always been down the back. My other 'up-fronts' have been on 738, which are normal econ seats.
So not only did I get up the front on a red-e, but we got about 7-8 cms extra leg room and cup holders in the armrests. In future, I'm looking for flights with these babies as my first preference.

mt

 

[Shano]

Just OLCI'd for flight QF775 to Perth tomorrow morning. Have been allocated 4C. Once again travelling with my boss who has been allocated 4B.

 

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Also got 4C flying to SYD

 

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OLCI earlier today, Seq 2. and got 6A.. have had a look again, and now snagged 4C

 

[JAB]

Working in IT and looking after a number of mining clients, I appreciate that there are a lot of people who may not appear to be frequent flyers (ie rough looking, high vis clothes etc) but probably do a heap more than me. I guess it just seems weird that I could'nt get any closer to the front than 52 on 747.

Oh well, thankfully it won't be too much longer before I get a higher status. Thanks to the double status credits offer (originally to help me get to Silver) I made silver, and in a week and a half from now (thanks to 4 flights in a week) I will become a new Gold Member. Hopefully this will get me closer to the front