Flybe dead head flight - only front and exit seats available
I'm flying out BHX-DBV tomorrow.
It is the last flight of the season, I would expect it to be almost empty, only people going to be using it will be returning Croatians or fellow independents who will work their way on and fly back from somewhere else on a year round service.
Firstly, BE won't let me check in at all - I thought that might be because I hadn't put in API, but that has made no difference (didn't think that would matter to Croatia anyway?).
Secondly, I wouldn't usually pay for an assigned seat, as there are usually plenty of single seats. However, given expected route down Adriatic, I'll pay £6.50 to secure a left window. Question is - why should I?
System is only offering me the front 2 1/2 rows or the middle exits. Usually these are prime seats. What about all the others? Surely they can't be taken? Even a busy flight has lots of gaps between families of 3, other single travellers etc.
Can anyone enlighten me?