Jetstar's seat free-for-all ends

[Dave Noble]

Interestingly, if I want to fly from Melbourne to Newcastle on the 7th of July next year (a random date I picked), there are no exit row seats available. Isn't that funny...

I would assume that the same approach that Qantas takes is being used in that exit row seats cannot be selected online

Dave

[Philip76]

So would the best move be to not select a seat online and then turn up and ask for an exit row, or should one ring up to ask for an exit row?

[Dave Noble]

So would the best move be to not select a seat online and then turn up and ask for an exit row, or should one ring up to ask for an exit row?

The best option would be to take the best you can now and then request an exit row with a check in agent.

Dave

[simongr]

I would advise booking online and then asking to change when you get to the airport - unless you have status. At least if you check in on line you can guarantee (all guarantees subject being unguaranteed at the discretion of the carrier) a decent seat and then ask for a change.

Kind of defeats the purpose of OLCI then I guess :/

[serfty]

The best option would be to take the best you can now and then request an exit row with a check in agent.

Dave

Flying back from SYD on Monday, I took my B-I-L to T2 QP. He had a JQ light to OOL and one can't check in for a JQ flight in the SYD T3 QP. He was looking for a Blue BP.

It was over 2½ hours before his flight and was told could not check in until 2 hours before - even in the QP. Also told it was allocated seating for the flight so a blue BP would not matter.

Anyway, he waited the 30 minutes and went up again to check in. He requested and obtained an Exit row seat for his flight on the spot.

sweet ...

[JohnK]

I missed this, but the two Jetstar flights I had had no recline installed. So they conviently have addressed this issue and provided this customer service at no extra charge!

My goodness, that has to be the first positive thing that Jetstar has ever done. An aircraft with non reclining seats! I'd like to see that!

[Commuter]

Does it make any odds andy more what colour you have now that it is using allocated seating?

Dave

Wouldn't have mattered. It was mainly amusing that they were still using the colours while they had allocated seating already. It was quite weird, in fact...

[Altair]

Wouldn't have mattered. It was mainly amusing that they were still using the colours while they had allocated seating already. It was quite weird, in fact...

It may matter on the international flights. I was told by a JQ FA that when their flights are over 60% to NZ the overhead bins are packed, must be due to the generous NZ DF allowance , so it would be better to have the earlier boarding pass.

[azza_1992]

On the JetStar website I can't see any fees for choosing a seat. Also, if anyone has any comments on a good place to sit on a Jetstar A320, please leave them here. That is excluding rows 1-5 and the exit rows as they are usually always taken or not able to be allocated.

[Commuter]

I would assume that the same approach that Qantas takes is being used in that exit row seats cannot be selected online

Dave

I'd say so too - due to regulations that you have to be able bodied to sit on the exit row seat. It means they'll face some embarrassment if they let people choose and that person happens to have a disability.