Trade News: Economy seating policy changes (Updated)

Travel Mart

Dear Trade Partner,

There’s an important update to our Economy Class seating policy.

Guests booked on an Economy Choice Plus fare can select any zonal seat (previously Economy Standard seats) or an Extra legroom seat for free.

As a reminder, here are the rest of the changes to our seating policy. Changes apply to new bookings from 28 November 2023 for travel from 7 December 2023.

Zonal pricing for Economy Class
Previous
All Economy seats were previously available to reserve for a flat price.
New change
Economy seating will be split into three zones, with differentiated pricing.

Three zones for Economy Class seats = • Forward zone
• Middle zone
• Rear zone
Rebranding
We’re rebranding our Economy Space seats to Extra legroom seats.
Previous
• Economy Space
• Economy Space Exit Row
• Economy Space Bulkhead
New change
• Extra legroom seat
• Exit row seat
• Bulkhead seat
Time to reserve a free seat
Previous
Previously, guests could reserve a free seat from 30 hours before departure
New change
Economy guests will be allocated a seat upon check-in. Guests can pay to reserve an Economy seat in our Forward, Middle, or Rear sections at any time after booking, or if they want to change the seat allocated to them upon check-in.
Fare brand inclusions
Previous
Guests booked on an Economy Choice Plus fare could select any zonal seat (previously Economy Standard seats).
New change
Guests booked on an Economy Choice Plus fare can select any zonal seat (previously Economy Standard seats) or an Extra legroom seat for free (dependent on aircraft type).

Thanks & Regards,

TravelMart

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