30 Sep |
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If you're flying British Airways it will soon cost you up to R700 to reserve a specific seat at the time of booking. You'll still be able to select your own seat when checking in online (and ba.com has one of the best online check-ins of all airlines) up to 24 hours before your flight, but if you want to reserve a seat earlier than that you'll have to fork out. For an economy class trip within Europe, you will pay an extra £10 per person to choose a seat, but the fee rises to £20 for long-haul economy or short flights in business class, and £60 in business class on long-haul trips. On top of that, it's disappointing to see that BA is also (along with Virgin, Qantas and others) charging for emergency aisle seats. On BA a seat in an emergency exit row will cost £50 and can be booked between 10 and four days before take-off. The airline, in some lovely PR-speak, says the move will "give customers more control over their seating options." Indeed. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites            |