V-Flyer

I know this info is probably kicking about somewhere on the forums, but I've gotten so confused searching for it and trying to work it out I thought simpler to ask lol! ?|

I'm flying UC to NRT in May (on a couple of G's too which I'm chuffed about). Now I know that VS have been making changes re seat selections and when you can, but I still can't figure it out. T-90 is up in a couple of weeks and it's on my calendar to login and select my seats, but can I still do that or is it now T-60?

Advice much appreciated as always folks.

Ta,
Bretty

I'm as confused as you Bretty , I booked some flights yest for the end of march and was told T-60 if that helps

If it helps I still can't select seats for my April flights to NY in UC.
60 days is in a couple of weeks so will let you know.

As of last week it is T-60.

Will it always be T60?? I thought after 1st April it was going to be from point of booking regardless of date of travel.
I booked two flights today ( a P & a G whoop whoop!!) & I was hoping that I could select seats on or just after 1st April?

You roll a dice, multiply the result by the year of Richard Branson's birth, then call up Flying Club and enter that number divided by the age of the oldest aircraft in the VS fleet, and this gets you to a recorded message telling you the answer. Oh, but for this to work you have to call between 02:17 and 02:18 GMT on the morning 370 days before your flight.

Mine became available at T 60 and 2 hrs

It's 60 days before departure until April 1st then will be at time of booking or up to 336 days before departure

at240 wrote:You roll a dice, multiply the result by the year of Richard Branson's birth, then call up Flying Club and enter that number divided by the age of the oldest aircraft in the VS fleet, and this gets you to a recorded message telling you the answer. Oh, but for this to work you have to call between 02:17 and 02:18 GMT on the morning 370 days before your flight.

Superb answer at240!! Roflmao. It seems I'm not the only one who's confused.com. ?|

I wait with bated breath the confirmed answers. Or I could just log on at T-90 and see can't I? Lol. ^)

Thanks everybody for your contributions.

jfenney wrote:Mine became available at T 60 and 2 hrs

day of T60 2.30 am seat map not available
7.00 am map available but wont update
8.00 am got my seats.

DickD

Yes, seat selection opens at 8am as that's midnight in California where, apparently, the VS servers are based.

The seat map may be available a few hours before 8am but if you try to request seats it'll just say they're unavailable.

@at240 that was brilliant lol
I'm sure you be able to get the seats Bretty
Just try at T-90 and T-60
Ah sooo jealous lol

I'm at T68 and cannot select seats however on the off chance it changes have been checking regularly but looks like T60 will be it

I'm flying 22 March and the seats become available to select earlier today.....

So T-60 it is then by the look of it.

Thanks folks

I'm flying on 5th April, and was told its T-30....

Peter

It was T-30 until last week. It's now T-60.

The full explanation is provided here

I'm still a bit confused even after reading the updated advice I am booked & flying on 19th PE & 29th UC. T-60 is 22nd July & 1st August respectively....do I have to wait for T-60 or will I be able to select seats on 1st April when the new changes fully take effect??

It should be April 1st - but don't hold me to that!

T-60 is just a short term thing until they phase in the new pay-to-reserve system between April & June.

Thank you!! I guess I'll just be patient (that'll be a first!) & see what happens on 1st April....

gumshoe wrote:It should be April 1st - but don't hold me to that!

In all seriousness, the table is not clear on that point (though I think you are right). It says that if you are in UC/PE and departing after 1 April, seats will be available to book at time of booking/T-336, but it also states that if you are already booked to fly "in April" seats can be assigned at T-60. That leaves a logical gap -- flights that are booked now/prior to 1 April but which depart after April, which I think is Jodybuk's situation.

Whoever put that table together needs to do a course in logic -- it is really very poorly done. E.g. if you are flying LGW to Antigua in April, in economy, when can you assign your seats?

They are not distinguishing clearly enough between date of booking and date of flight (which they are calling date of departure, which is itself ambiguous because it could mean your departure from the UK or just any flight's departure [which is actually the correct answer in this case]).

"They are not distinguishing clearly enough".

You can just leave it at that.

at240 wrote:The full explanation is provided here

Is it just me, or does that link go to a Wikipedia article?

at240 wrote:You roll a dice, multiply the result by the year of Richard Branson's birth, then call up Flying Club and enter that number divided by the age of the oldest aircraft in the VS fleet, and this gets you to a recorded message telling you the answer. Oh, but for this to work you have to call between 02:17 and 02:18 GMT on the morning 370 days before your flight.

you forgot the bit that says your great great great grandparents must all confirm their middle names during the call to FC