Originally Posted by GlobalConnex
Hi PAXboy! Which system do you mean? I don't know of a system that does automatic seat allocation. If you can elaborate maybe I can try for a better answer.
I'm not PAXboy, but I can tell you this. If I make a booking on BA and don't put in a frequent flyer number, then I get no pre-allocated seating.
But if I then enter a FF number (whether BA or QF), the instant it hits the booking I am pre-allocated a seat that matches my preference, if one is available.
Also, if I enter the FF number when booking, the seat is pre-allocated by the time I receive a PNR locator and am able to look it up in MMB or in the Amadeus web tool.
That seems pretty automatic to me. So I would be surprised if BA can't at least track families booking together on the same PNR and automatically allocate seats together or mark them as needing seats together.