Per this FlyerTalk thread, it appears as if Virgin Atlantic has updated their seating policy page, and will soon begin charging for advance seat assignments: Between 18 December 2013 and 30 January 2014 you will only be able to assign seats for flights departing on or before 01 March 2104. For most flights between 01…
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BA do not charge for FF on OW Sapphire and Emerald. If you're OW Ruby you can assign seats 7 days in advance. If you're travelling with infant there's no charge either.
Will Virgin allow free assignments for their FF's?
Great for families with kids! I love that stress free environment when you wonder if your toddler will sit next to you or a stranger.
Lucky,
Either I read this wrong or you read it wrong, but from my understanding, if you are on a mileage ticket you can pay to choose a seat but regardless of if you are on a mileage ticket or not, you can't pay the cost of getting a seat assignment with miles.
Lucky - There is no mention about not being able to select a seat on a mileage ticket, rather they are talking about being able to pay with miles or miles + cash for a seat which they will not offer at this point
@ Steve @ Dov -- Whoops, looks like I interpreted it wrong. Thanks for the correction!
This just in: Spirit Airlines to charge for seat belt rental on all flights. 🙂
Lucky -- you'll be ok -- they're not changing anything for Upper Class Passengers ..
https://www.virgin-atlantic.com/gb/en/manage-your-flights/seat-assignment.html