Erm not book the seat? You can always ask politely to other passengers if they willing to switch with you after flight take off.

That's the annoying system, they make you pay. However, that's the price one has to pay for cheap flights.

But similarly, I hate it when other people ask me to switch seats. Please, just pay if you want to sit with your family or friends.
My flight to Japan - i had seats with my friends but because this family must be seated together, they took my seat before I arrived. The flight attendant then told me about it and I had to take the guy's seat. Fairness? None. Annoyance? Aplenty. So that's why no more AA You can say I should have been more "understanding" to "give my seat away" but I'll say that's up to individual. Dude, that's MY seat. You should have waited for me to ARRIVE, then ask. Not sit on it and pretend nothing happened and didn't even say thank you or anything.

Yes, if they asked nicely, I will give up my seat yet no doubt I will tell them that next time please just pay a little additional to ensure you're seated together rather than taking someone else's seat.

So end of the day, please, refrain from asking others to change seats with you. Cough up that additional amount or stay in your assigned seat please. Do not make it inconvenient for other passengers. It's a tough situation because if they refuse, it may seem like they're inconsiderate.

This post has been edited by sweet_pez: Nov 10 2017, 09:37 AM

Can ask AirAsia for refund?

Then again if I’m travelling alone and the seat change is to my advantage, eg I’m assigned a middle seat but am given the opportunity to swap to an aisle or window seat, I’ll be more than happy to swap! So depending on the situation, a change of seat will be beneficial to both parties.

can consider kamakura...

That's very rude for them to just sit on your seat without even asking. I'm basically same as you if want sit together just pay for it else accept what was given to you. If I paid for my seat then nope that's sorry won't change with you.

Refund? I don't want to go through the trouble of calling the operator that never picks up, or the CS that never replies or ask for multiple things.
Not worth my time.

But you see, if you for the aisle seat and is happy about it, but a family man asked to swap seat to sit with his child and wife, and his seat is the middle one. How? You're being seated somewhere you dislike and have to endure 7 hours of long flight. if you reject, that seems kinda inconsiderate coz the mum and child is at one side. See what I mean? It's terrible, so anyhow, don't ask. It's budget airline so either pay or suck it up

Yeah, imagine you got on the plane and expect to have a seat, to find a stranger on your seat. And he basically just stared at me loll. Before I could ask, luckily the air stewardess came and explain the situation. However it wasn't pleasant because who would want to encounter this type of situation?

Thanks ~C.W.S~ at least i'm not the only one who thinks the same.

unless i got a better seat la

can just ask them to move since ur ticket already note down ur seat number. if they dn wanna move then make noise then for sure u still win coz u hv the rights

first class

AA have first class meh?

unless special treatment from stewardess. lol

Seat is auto assigned by the system.

Changing seat cost RM45 above.

Its not only cheap flight. I just booked SIA for a family trip and when I go to the select seat screen, all seat are not available!. Only the emergency seat are available for selection with a cost. However I cannot book that as its not for children.....

Anyway off topic here....

Nay la, why be a B about it i was really annoyed, but seeing that they have kids, I just let it go. If the kids make noise and want their dad, the whole plane will suffer. Did this for the family and the greater good anyway although yes, why must it be me who give up the seat? There are other people on the plane too -___- goodness, attribute it to bad luck then.

Ada selection. Just bought my SIA ticket last month.
Still, no worries coz if you check in together, i'm sure you'll be placed together. That's why it's best to check-in earlier when more seats are available

Called them up just now. They just open 50% of the seat for selection and since all selected none available. 4 days b4 departure, they will open the rest........no idea why!

That's abit odd. But wait, their emergency seats are up for Sale?? That is weird. How much to top up?

SIA fake-blocks a lot of seats on their seat map and then releases them like X days before the flight. But anyway if a flight is really super full and everyone else already booked their seats then can’t be helped also 🤣

It cost HKD468.

Yeah, seems like that. However I managed to reserve seats for my return flight. Must be some logic behind it since they dont charge for seat booking

I'm not so sure what the complete reason is.
But I know, for example, that they usually block bulkhead and front row business class seats for their top tier PPS members. Maybe they also block economy aisle / windows for KF silver/gold? *shrug*
Don't know why they need to block 50% of all seats though ...

Maybe coz 50% of the seats are aisle and window?? Hahahahaha

2 Page of all air ticket discussion.
So off course.

Nothing with topic at all.