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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by tushar-r on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @09:28AM (#13309312)
>After the attendants closed the doors, we got the go ahead to just move to sensible seats of the exact same size and amenities, but that they'd have wanted us to pay extra for.

Well, you're lucky you were not on Air Asia. They don't allow you to move to the seats they charge for (Emergency row etc.,) even if they are all empty and the rest of the leg space challenged aircraft is extremely full.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by dclowd9901 on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @04:06PM (#13313104)
What incentive would you have to upgrade if you knew taking a chance on them being empty might yield a free upgrade? How do they disperse the free seats if they _do_ want to give them away?
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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by tushar-r on Monday January 09, 2017 @03:20AM (#13354834)
>How do they disperse the free seats if they _do_ want to give them away?

Normally on airlines like Etihad, people either just take the seat by themselves, or ask the crew and move into the seats.

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