You may also prereserve a seat on british airways up until one hour before your scheduled flight departure. British airways seat selection the skint traveller. Getting fleeced by thomson and ba on select your seat charges. I need to add my api to make sure me and my fiancee are let through the border in the us, yet to do this i have to complete the select my seats part of checking in on the thomson flight extras website i cant complete the select my seats part because all the seats barring one infant seat are showing as unavailable. British airways twin seat air travel forum tripadvisor. If not, you can upgrade by logging into manage my booking or my account. Enter your frequent flyer information into your account when you book your flights. For example, thomson airways premium cabin has a 36in seat pitch the distance between rows compared with typical economyclass pitches of 32in, and wider seats, priority checkin and boarding, and better meals on flights to florida, mexico, the caribbean, the maldives and kenya. Booking of seats with british airways air travel message.
Find great deals on tickets and receive double points british airways. Since 2009, british airways has allowed customers to reserve seats at the time of booking instead of only 24 hours before departure. Check in online, print boarding passes and manage your british airways booking. British airways ridiculous policy on seat selection no. British airways if theres one subject that can cause more angst before a flight than anything else, its seating. British airways booking secrets including the best cheap flight deals. Thomson seat booking 90 days before flight air travel. Youll need to contact us to book these upgrades, or you can speak to your holiday rep while youre on holiday. Ive flown ba dozens of times, and along the way ive picked up a few tricks for flying with them. Booking your flights early may also help as the flight is less likely to. British airways says that it will seat each child under 12 next to an adult in. A few of monarch aircraft have the first 110 rows blocked out, just for extra legroom seats.
This british airways airbus a319 is primarily operated on shorthaul domestic routes. Club world seats a,k,e offer a bit more privacy than the aisle seats and may be considered more ideal for those passengers traveling alone. British airways book flights, holidays, city breaks. British airways seat reservations air travel message. Ba world traveller cabin, boeing 777300 aircraft image credit. How to sit together for free on ba, virgin, etc mse.
Passengers have criticised ba on twitter in recent days. British airways seat selection i recently came back from a whirlwind trip to scotland and london for wimbledon on british airways. Thomson airways save upto 155 aed on thomson airways. Is there any way of getting this kind of live seat booking data for british airways before you have booked a. Its 9 days since i requested my first refund on an avios booking and i have yet to see any avios returned to. Save on worldwide flights and holidays when you book directly with british airways. It is not surprising that both british airways and virgin atlantic have said that, per. It will just operate like a normal thomson s flight with regards to having to pay for your drinks etc. A quick update on british airways refunds traveling for miles. I thought i would use our avios to book our seats, if i were using my avios off a flight i would have saved 474 euros but to book seats costing 2 euros i didnt have enough. Wondered if anyone has done his and if it is worth the extra price.
If you change your seat to one of a lower price, we will not refund the difference. British airways seating policy explained london air travel. Ba and tui may charge you a seat selection fee unnecessarily. If you book premium economy, you will get a slightly wider seat, a greater.
In short, the british airways seat selection fee is in most cases is always payable unless you have silver gold status at the time of booking or unless of course your flying in first class. British airways airbus a350 is the newest aircraft addition to their fleet july 2019. I received a response last week full of apologies and understanding offering me 3,000 avios to my account. Seat and meal request services, the advance passenger information service, online checkin, if available, can only be used on flights with a british airways flight number. I am travelling with my 3 months baby next month in british airways. I am too tight to pay the extra for pre allocated seating and we have always managed to get seats together its not as if you are going with dc when it may prove more problematic to all sit together. This cannot be booked online, so please contact your local british airways office. Posted by jon nickeldandrea on jan 28, 2018 19 comments. Depends if thomson have blockbooked seats on a scheduled ba flight or chartered the entire plane from ba. British airways asks for fee to guarantee seats together. My husband and i will be flying in march from dallas to london and then on to cairo. Can i see which seats are available on a british airways.
British airways charge for seat reservation air travel forum. As the baby is small, the car seat and stroller works as a single unit. No more waiting to book your upgraded thomson airways seats. What occurs after i book my prereserved seats on british airways. I would really like to sit with my family, with 3 kids 14, 14 and 11, its disconcerting if they assign us different seats if we miss the window to select seats before the flight. British airways and thomson air travel message board.
You can now use avios points to pay for seat selection on. When youre facing a long flight, its not a risk worth taking. Margins are tightening and finding new and innovative ways to. Browse our guides, find great deals, manage your booking and check in online.
I recently booked a ticket on ba to london, and after i had paid for the eticket, it said that i could select my seat a regular seat, not anything. Thomson airways booking is allowed for the premium class only which is the only seat configuration on all scheduled and charter thomson flights. Thomson manage my booking air travel forum tripadvisor. Does anyone know if this is at midnight 90 days before, or is it based on the flight time. The modern new aircraft is configured to transport 331 passengers in a three class layout featuring. If you booked your holiday in one of our tui stores and you have any questions about your booking or you d like to make any amends, then please call or visit. British airways twin seat air travel message board. When can i book a prereserved seat on british airways. I made my complaint to the cabin manager and requested a refund of the payment that i had paid for the seat. Thomson manage my booking air travel message board. Booking a lap infant on british airways the points guy. This a319 features a one class configuration with 143 standard uk domestic seats. The thomson seat plan opens up 90 days before the return flight for pre booking seats.
If youve already booked seats with extra space, you can select these as soon as your holidays booked, over on the flight extras page. I called the british airways cc, they say either you. My dh and i have been to ny a few times in fact we are going back in april using british airways. British airways allows complimentary seat selection for all customers within 24 hours of travel, but realistically all the best seats are gone at this point on many flights. Thomson or british airways air travel forum tripadvisor. Choose and book your seats before checkin and benefit from a wider seat choice with british airways. Why it makes sense for british airways to charge for seat. Tui airways formerly thomson dreamliner movies and seating.
Why you shouldnt redeem avios to select your seat on. British airways offers 35 club world business class flat bed seats. She submitted the necessary paperwork and on my return i had to make contact with british airways via their online form. British airways also lets you choose your seat for free if youre. If you made your booking in one of our tui stores, then please follow the link below. Pre booking seats on british airways to new york mumsnet. If you decide not to book a prereserved seat on british airways, simply select the return to booking link during the seat process, and you will be redirected to your reservation on. You can access manage my booking to view any flights on your booking, provided there is at least one flight with a british airways flight number. It has been noted several times on ta that booking seats with code shares is often tricky, especially since european airlines are, in many cases, charging for standard seat assignments, where us legacy airlines like aa dont.
I booked on the 14th feb and was told that i could go online and book my seats i have to have extra leg room due to a hip problem there was no mention of not being able to go on line at all. Check out this post to find out why you might be being asked to pay fees unnecessarily. It means the seat plan is not loaded on the system as yet, but in saying that it should be loaded as other passengers are now being able to book their preferred seats for holidays on flights for the same time of year. Monarch airlines were one of the first to offer pre booked flight seats online.
The opportunity to fully cover the cost of selecting seats, or cover part of the cost, using avios, is available on all british airways operated flights and can be actioned through manage my booking on or through the contact centre. Also note a few airlines let you select a seat for free after booking, without. Pay no foreign transaction fees when you travel abroad. You cannot make changes to your paid seating on flights marketed by other carriers. Make sure you get the seat you want by reserving it in advance. On british airways marketed and operated flights, you may change your seat at any time, and pay the difference in price where applicable.
If the wt cabin stays relatively empty then choose seats at t72h from whats available, but again dont bank on having that middle seat. British airways seat reservations air travel forum. Our website uses cookies to improve your experience. Keep an eye on the seat map through manage my booking. Its easy to do, either at the time of booking your flight or afterwards through manage my booking. Specify dietary requirements, edit details, request and reserve seats. Its not surprise that airlines are trying all kinds of different ways to make a buck or two on their flights. Once you have purchase your reservation on and your eticket has been issued, you may book your seat on the eligible ba flights. Get an idea of the seating layout for each travel class and aircraft type before you reserve your seat. Some airlines for example, american airlines do this offer a seat availability checker so you can see which seats are currently booked on a flight there are limitations, since some seats might show as occupied but are actually reserved for priority customers but its still useful. Just looking to enter my api and reserve seats for a tuiba cityflyer charter flight. Check on british airways flight status and make your reservations with. Like most airlines, british airways now charges customers for early seat selection. Find out if you have to pay or can reserve a seat for free.
If you cant get access to the seat availability andor book seats directly on the aa website then you need to call aa. Like all low cost airlines, let you book seats when your booking your flight or add them on after. If youre flying with another airline, youll need to be 16 years or over to book extra space seats. Remember the only free option available to blue members is to use the british airways seat selection 24 hours before departure option. We have used both airlines in premier class and we would always choose thomson, the level of british airways service is not in our opinion as good as thomson, others may disagree with our comments 1,with british airways you dont get as many premier seats on the plane as with thomson 2, you have to pay a lot of money to book the seats you want in advance. If you are traveling with an infant who reaches the age of two during their journey, you must book a separate seat for. Im flying from birmingham on sunday 4th may to sanford with thomson airways. Under your booking details, click on your flight number. The middle seats offer extra storage space, and the rearfacing middle seats offer additional interior storage space for items such as a. This is great news for customers who have previously missed out on seats due to the rush at the 90day window. Thomson airways are happy to announce theyre lifting the 90day restriction on seat selection for customers who book premium club, extra space and extra legroom seats. British airways ridiculous policy on seat selection. In this article well look at what the costs are and how you can get around them. How much are pre booked flight seats on charter and low.