Seat Preallocation Question

[PaulC83]

Hi All,

I am flying QF5 tomorrow SYD->FRA, and have just found something that kind of doesn't make sense.

Normally I am not too fussed what seat I am in, I spend a lot of time out bush so comfort isn't a huge issue to me (and I have resigned myself to a life in whY). But since joining this forum, I have learnt about wonderful things like preallocation etc.

I logged into checkmytrip, and found I have been allocated (and doesn't have the green tick next to it) 30F, which looking at the seating map for the 2-class 747 doesn't exist! The seat on the way back (different flight route) has a preallocation and is confirmed (and the seat actually exists).

Anybody able to shed any light on this one?

[Mwenenzi]

What does QF Manage your Booking show ?

[oz_mark]

I have had it happen before where there was an aircraft substitution and my allocated seat no longer existed. First thing that I noticed was the tick disappearing!

[PaulC83]

QF Manage my Booking also says 30F. Oh well, maybe I might be bumping a WP to an op-up tomorrow

[Mwenenzi]

Aircraft with seat maps 744-14P64J265Y, 744-14P66J265Y & 744-14P66J40PY187Y have seat 30F (as downloaded from QF)

Do you have status with QF ?

[serfty]

QF5 is showing the following for tomorrow:

• SYD-FRA: J0 C0 D0 I0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 VC SC NC QC OC XC E0
• SYD-SIN: J0 C0 D0 I0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 SC NC QC OC XC E0
• SIN-FRA: J9 C9 D9 I9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 X3 E2

So it is sold out SYD-SIN but wide open to FRA.

E/F returns a 14 seat zone A cabin for J but no map for WHY.

Row 30 on a 744 can be found in this configuration (as well as the 4 class):

http://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/...14P66J265Y.pdf

So you have a 3 or 4 class aircraft rather then the usual 2 class - and seat 30F is a SkyBed.

If the 30F hold up you may get WHY service with a more comfortable seat - or J service even.

Note: there is no 30F on the 2 class 744.

However, given the sold out status of this flight to SIN, you may be in for an op-up - As a PS it quite possible.

[oz_mark]

IME the lack of a green tick in CheckMyTrip means you may be sitting somewhere else!

[PaulC83]

The wait is over, received 34B, Op-Up to Y+. Could do worse I was told it was a 2-class flight to Frankfurt, maybe with the A380 they are moving PE 747s to other routes?

[MelUser]

i didn't think Prem Eco was offered to Frankfurt.

If that is correct (ie it is not offered), you will have a prem econ seat but with standard economy service - this is what happened a bit over the pacific until QF had enough planes to offer Prem Eco.

[jaredr]

I am about to do BNE-SIN-FRA-FLR and cant see anywhere in QF manage booking or checkmytrip that shows what seat and/or gives an ability to preallocate :P

Do I still just need to ring up?