QF Seat Selection on domestic flights

[dfcatch]

Hi all,

I've noticed that QF likes to block rows 4 and 5 on 73H flights in Y until a day or 2 prior to a flight.

As a WP, can you put in a request for these seats or have them unblocked?

Thanks in advance.

 

[serfty]

... As a WP, can you put in a request for these seats or have them unblocked? ...

You could try, but I doubt any success.

Simply recheck at 80 hours (or shortly thereafter) before your flight's scheduled departure time. (3 days and 8 Hours).

I am 'batting 1000' at going from row 6 to row 4 on 73H's using this method since this was introduced in May.

 

[JohnK]

I've noticed that QF likes to block rows 4 and 5 on 73H flights in Y until a day or 2 prior to a flight.

Most of the time it should not be an issue as not too many people actually use advance seat selection, T-80 hours seat selection or even OLCI.

I have a flight coming up on Friday and had 6D pre-allocated on a 738 months ago. I forgot to check at T-80 hours and managed to have a look at ~T-72 hours and was still able to get 4A (even though I prefer aisle) and will keep checking until Friday afternoon.

It is very rare for me not to be in the first row of economy and the worst I have had since advance seat selection is the second row of economy.

 

[dfcatch]

Thanks Serfty and John.

Will try again at T-80

 

[MatF]

Yep, I'll echo the other guys. I've always been able to get front row Y at 80h or sometime during that 3rd day before.

 

[ozavanti]

Im off topic a little, but does the T80 apply to international seats as well?

 

[serfty]

Im off topic a little, but does the T80 apply to international seats as well?

It may, but I've never bothered - as a WP I get most available seats open to me after initial booking.

 

[samh004]

Im off topic a little, but does the T80 apply to international seats as well?

Yes, seat selection opens up a week before and at roughly T-80 a whole load of seats up the front generally become available to me, even as a QP NB. I’m in 4D to ZQN tomorrow morning for example.

 

[JohnK]

Yes, seat selection opens up a week before and at roughly T-80 a whole load of seats up the front generally become available to me, even as a QP NB. I’m in 4D to ZQN tomorrow morning for example.

How and why? These sorts of seats should only be available to those with status.

 

[samh004]

How and why? These sorts of seats should only be available to those with status.

I must have some secret status no one is aware of

 

[Flashback]

Can confirm the T-80 seems to apply to international, as when T-80 hit on my last trip to / from AKL a lot more seats were available for selection than before T-80 hit.

 

[serfty]

How and why? These sorts of seats should only be available to those with status.

Those seats being referred to are already available to those WP to preselect from the time they book.

International is different to Domestic - now I consider it the observed behavior has been the case for international for several years.

With one variance - now only those WITH STATUS (PS+) can select a seat at all before OLCI.

 

[dfcatch]

So - back to domestic results - just logged in at T-80 and voila.

Was in 6A with rows 4 & 5 blocked.

At T-80 Row 5 is all unblocked (on E/F), but Row 4 still has A,C & F blocked, but B,D,E are now available.

Logged into QF and moved myself from 6A to 4D, checked back on E/F and now 5A has been blocked and my change into 4D is reflected........ interesting

 

[Robert K]

Is it a free benefit for SGs to select exit row seat?

Just doing seat selection and none of the exit row seats are taken.

When i select one, my booking shows 36K^ in red. but doesn't ask me to pay?
or would i have to pay at checkin?

 

[mannej]

No not for domestic.

 

[TonyHancock]

Is it a free benefit for SGs to select exit row seat?

Just doing seat selection and none of the exit row seats are taken.

When i select one, my booking shows 36K^ in red. but doesn't ask me to pay?
or would i have to pay at checkin?

Have a look here.

 

[Robert K]

Have a look here.

Thats what i thought. Thanks!

 

[Briz.QffBoi]

Most of the time it should not be an issue as not too many people actually use advance seat selection, T-80 hours seat selection or even OLCI.

I have a flight coming up on Friday and had 6D pre-allocated on a 738 months ago. I forgot to check at T-80 hours and managed to have a look at ~T-72 hours and was still able to get 4A (even though I prefer aisle) and will keep checking until Friday afternoon.

It is very rare for me not to be in the first row of economy and the worst I have had since advance seat selection is the second row of economy.

I agree, I typically seat select row 6 - either A or F (as I prefer a window) and, at T-80, recheck to move into either 4A or 4F. In over a year, I have only had a difficulty twice - and each time ended up in the aisle as opposed to the window in row 4. Sometime post T-80 issues appear to preclude even platinum access to rows 4 and 5 ( such as an aircraft change or a very light load). Access in these instances seems to only be possible at OLCI.


Chairmans lounge members would typically find themselves automatically in row 4.

 

[nonscenic]

As a silver status, when booking well ahead, I never seem to get forward of row 19 on a 734 or 738 service. At T-80, however I can generally have a choice of seats much further forward, although not generally rows 4 or 5. I've also noticed that after scoring an exit row once in the past, that I am much more likely to get an exit row on a 767 service, and at less than T-80 can sometimes get an exit row seat on a 734 or 738. Seems to be that once you are known as a suitable exit row candidate you get a preference established in the profile.