Pre-assign seat och seat blocking

[Dr. Miles]

Hos amerikanska flyg är det vanligt att förbokning av säte kostar extra och samtidigt att de släpper det gratis åt sina elitmedlemmar.

Wall Street Journal har skrivit en artikel om denna ämne.

Elite Frequent Fliers See Available Airline Seats Before Most Passengers - WSJ.com

When airline customers try to choose seats while purchasing tickets, what they see may not be what they can get.

Airlines routinely block coach seats for a variety of reasons, reducing the pool of available seats to reserve free of charge in advance when you book a trip.

On many flights now, 30% to 40% of coach seats are held back by the airline for premium customers, people with special needs or available only for a fee. Facing what look like, but often aren't, high odds of getting a lousy seat at check-in, sitting apart from children or even getting bumped from an overbooked flight, many travelers feel pressured to pay for a reserved seat.

 

[A380*G]

LH Group har använt samma sak fram till nu. På Austrian longhaul kan inte SEN/HON längre reservera nödutgång i förväg.
Antagligen en trial innan utrullning på LH, LX etc.......