I couldn't agree with you more. I thought FR had become a more straightforward airline and have been enjoying travelling with them. If you wanted extras you were able to buy them. But this new seat policy is so manipulative and disingenuous, you just end up trying to find reasons not to fly with them. Not that Wizz are better (they even charge extra for a window seat), but some airlines are. I understand charging extra for a seat with more legroom. Or why not just make it a compulsory £2 charge for selecting your seat - like an admin fee? All this craftiness and scheming just creates so much ill will