KLM672 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 2358 posts, RR: 3 Posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 7987 times:
Hello. This will be my first flight with BA in about 3 or 4 years and a first to the online check-in. I am concerned about selecting seats. We'll (my gf and I) be flying Bos-Lhr 30 Mar and I would like to get one window and one aisle, doesn't matter which side and we're in WT. Would that be easy to accomplish? I plan on getting on their website 24 hours before my flight and doing it right on the dot. Also, is normal printing paper used? How many minutes should I arrive before my flight if I checked in online and am using the drop off bag area?
thanks!
Jkw777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 9 hours ago) and read 7984 times:
Hi there,
From my experiences with the BA online check-in, (which I have used for Domestic, European and International flights to the USA) I think what you are wanting to achieve should be very feasible.
I never print my boarding card whenever I check-in online. What I tend to do is check in and then exit the booking without printing. Then I go to a self-service check-in machine at the airport and print it. *Nerd* That way you get to have a proper boarding card with the stub and all.
For the BOS-LHR flight I'd suggest arriving a couple of hours before at least. I'm not sure how busy Logan gets nor am I too sure on what TSA is like there.
Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3688 posts, RR: 31 Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 7974 times:
Quoting Jkw777 (Reply 1): I never print my boarding card whenever I check-in online. What I tend to do is check in and then exit the booking without printing. Then I go to a self-service check-in machine at the airport and print it. *Nerd* That way you get to have a proper boarding card with the stub and all.
Same here. Printing it off just means another thing to lose...although from the US you now have to go to a desk to pick up your boarding passes even if you printed your BP at home. Don't know why but BA sent me an email about it. Since IAD doesn't have SSCI machines and I don't print my BP at home it isn't much of a loss to me and luckily using check-in desks for me is fairly straightforward
Quoting KLM672 (Thread starter): I plan on getting on their website 24 hours before my flight and doing it right on the dot. Also, is normal printing paper used?
Good luck with that but ex-USA it opens up 23hrs beforehand
As for printing paper anything will do as long as it feeds through and is legible for a barcode reader.
As for getting seats next to each other well the best you can do is get on at -22hrs 59mins 59secs...the flight is still a couple of months away and showing as being fairly light on my availability checker. The new seating policy works in favour of the statusless in Y who check-in early.
"My first job was selling doors, door to door, that's a tough job innit" - Bill Bailey
Jkw777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 7973 times:
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 2): Same here. Printing it off just means another thing to lose...although from the US you now have to go to a desk to pick up your boarding passes even if you printed your BP at home. Don't know why but BA sent me an email about it. Since IAD doesn't have SSCI machines and I don't print my BP at home it isn't much of a loss to me and luckily using check-in desks for me is fairly straightforward
Ahh, well you learn something new each day. Apart from Mr Davidson being a show off!
KLM672 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 2358 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 7970 times:
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 2): the flight is still a couple of months away and showing as being fairly light on my availability checker.
And where do you find that? Just curious... Yeah, I don't think I would lose the boarding passes if I were to check-in and print them at home. They'd go straight from the printer to my bag with my passports.
LGWspeedbird From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2005, 459 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 7952 times:
Can i just say from a check in agents point of view, when pax select a window and an aisle it is really annoying if the flt is full, as you then end up with unhappy pax at check in cos they are left with a middle seat!!!
Im pretty sure that there is something on the systems that stops pax selecting a window and an aisle.
And also what you see on the screen is what we see on our screens for seat selection. Plus once your boarding card is issued there will be no more seat changes so choose wisely
Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3688 posts, RR: 31 Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week ago) and read 7946 times:
Quoting LGWspeedbird (Reply 6): And also what you see on the screen is what we see on our screens for seat selection. Plus once your boarding card is issued there will be no more seat changes so choose wisely
I thought that was the case under the new system but at IAD a few weeks back I enquired about moving seats at the lounge because a line had developed behind me. Was issued new BPs without any problems whatsoever.
"My first job was selling doors, door to door, that's a tough job innit" - Bill Bailey
JER757 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 350 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 7928 times:
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 7):
I thought that was the case under the new system but at IAD a few weeks back I enquired about moving seats at the lounge because a line had developed behind me. Was issued new BPs without any problems whatsoever.
Officially the rules are now once the BP has been issued, no more seat changes are allowed, except for exceptional circumstances (a/c trim, unsuitable pax for exit etc). In time the BA system will be updated to not even allow the agent to change your seats without an acceptible reason ie the ones listed above.
Supposedly this is to save time at check in but I can just see it causing more problems to be honest!
Highpeaklad From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 538 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 7872 times:
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 7): I thought that was the case under the new system but at IAD a few weeks back I enquired about moving seats at the lounge because a line had developed behind me. Was issued new BPs without any problems whatsoever.
The check-in agents can't change it, but the lounge agents are more senior so have the authority to do it..............according to someone posting on Flyertalk (can't remember the post).
I added the source as I can't imagine that I know something about BA that Fraser doesn't
Chris
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Highpeaklad From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 538 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 7870 times:
Quoting KLM672 (Reply 4): And where do you find that? Just curious... Yeah, I don't think I would lose the boarding passes if I were to check-in and print them at home. They'd go straight from the printer to my bag with my passports.
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