Learn about selecting a seat while and after booking a flight ticket.

Traveling is fun and will be more entertaining when you get the seat of your choice, but how can you find the seat of your choice? Well, you can simply choose the best seat on the flight. The seat can be chosen on a flight at any time, while booking the flight, after booking the flight, and during flight check-in. Once the check-in has been done, you may not be eligible to choose your desired seats. Let's find more information on how you can choose your seat on a flight.

Seart selection At the time of making the reservation.

During flight reservation, when you choose the flight and initiate the reservation process, you will be asked to choose a seat on the plane, and that will be done using the seat map. You can find the best seat for yourself, and once done, simply move to the next option and finish your booking. You will be assigned that seat on the ticket. 

Seat selection when the reservation has already been made.

Choosing a seat after booking a flight can be easily done online and offline. The best way is to reach the online My Booking tab by browsing your airline's website and then using the ticket details to find the flight. After that follow the below steps as it is.

• Once you have entered into the Manage My Booking dashboard, you can look for the seat option.
• Choose the seat map and then find the desired seat. If it's available, simply save it.
• Confirm your choice by paying the applicable seat selection fee, which can be made using cash or miles. 
• Once the payment is made, your seat will be confirmed, and your flight itinerary will be updated. 

Seat selection during check-in for the flight. 

When you have not selected your seat on a flight, then there is a last chance to choose your seat, and that will be during check-in. NOe matter how you are check-in whether online or at the airport, you will get the option to select your seat but there may be a sear selection cost that you may have to pay. 

Things to keep in mind at the time of seat selection

There are certain things that you must take into consideration while making the seat selection, and these are as follows. 

• Airlines may charge you a cost to choose a seat after booking a flight.
• Airlines may offer you an option where you can hold any seat for 24 hours without paying charges.
• Typically, seat selection costs are not refundable. 
• Once a seta is purchased, it will be nontransferable. Upgrade and change are possible.

Can I get a free seat selection?

Of course, airlines offer free seat selection for travelers mainly under two situations, and these are 

• When free seat selection is added to your flight ticket by the airlines, and these are basically available for business or first-class travelers.
• Most travelers of any fare type can easily select a seat within the risk-free period, which is the first 24 hours from the time of booking.