Is there a way to see available seats before purchasing in Premium Economy Class on British Airways? I have already read the answers/tips in the linked duplicate "Can I see which seats are available on a British Airways flight before I book?" Those solutions work when booking Economy or Business Class, but none of those solutions work when trying to book Premium Economy. Any further suggestions are appreciated.
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2None of those options seem to work when trying to book in Premium Economy.– AJMCommented Mar 2, 2016 at 23:08
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2probably best to edit your question explaining that you have read and tried what is suggested in the linked duplicate, and why/how it didn't work.– CMasterCommented Mar 3, 2016 at 9:25
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Why didn't it work?– JoErNanO ♦Commented Mar 3, 2016 at 18:08
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You get to the page where you enter passenger details, and the section/button for Seat selection just isn't there. I tried filling in my passenger details and continuing to the next page, but on the next page you're required to enter your credit card information and pay.– AJMCommented Mar 3, 2016 at 18:57
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May I ask what flight, and/or what aircraft type were you flying on?– CGCampbellCommented Mar 4, 2016 at 15:08
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Alright, I have an answer. I was doing my search using the multi-city option, because I didn't see the via PHL route in the list of flights. However, I did the search again, clicking on the "more flight options" instead and it works - allows you to select seats. Using the multi-city option is apparently what screws things up.
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The Multi-City flight interface is quite a bit more basic than the normal in (eg you don't get the list of different classes and fares to pick between), because the rest of it is more complicated, ]so it's not that surprising that the seat part has been cut back too Commented Mar 4, 2016 at 17:35
I haven't tried doing this online. However, my advice is to call the BA agent, and check which seats are available in any seat class that you're looking for.
This is what I have done whenever I want to preview the seats and see how full is the flight without purchasing the ticket. The advantage to this, is that the agent can also put a hold on your flight for 24 hours without purchase so that the price of the ticket won't change if you decide to do additional research over the next 24 hours.
