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How to maximise the chances for your window seat
Not by being the first in que for check in (I am not talking of Easy Ryan or its ilk but rather their upmarket bretheren).
For eg almost all the good seats ona TG flight BKK SIN would be gone even 36 hours back when a connecting pax from places like LAX checks in.
Instead ask your friendly travel agent who books your tickets to block the seats at the same time. Most travel agents use reservation systems which make it possible to see seat maps and pre reserve seats even upto an year in advance. And while some airlines like BA have restictions on pre blocing seats on the lowest fare classess, many airlines do not even have this. Also the seat map facilty helps you to block off adjacent seats when you are travelling with friends/family. (By the way for obvious reasons seats next to emergency exits are not allowed normally to be blocked this way!)
Surprising the number of travel agents who do not know this (or are not bothered to ask passengers for a seat preference when they do the ticketing!).
Not by being the first in que for check in (I am not talking of Easy Ryan or its ilk but rather their upmarket bretheren).
For eg almost all the good seats ona TG flight BKK SIN would be gone even 36 hours back when a connecting pax from places like LAX checks in.
Instead ask your friendly travel agent who books your tickets to block the seats at the same time. Most travel agents use reservation systems which make it possible to see seat maps and pre reserve seats even upto an year in advance. And while some airlines like BA have restictions on pre blocing seats on the lowest fare classess, many airlines do not even have this. Also the seat map facilty helps you to block off adjacent seats when you are travelling with friends/family. (By the way for obvious reasons seats next to emergency exits are not allowed normally to be blocked this way!)
Surprising the number of travel agents who do not know this (or are not bothered to ask passengers for a seat preference when they do the ticketing!).
