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    I will be flying BA business class for the first time in July (previously flown IB Bus) and have no status so will have to pay for seats. The flights are LHR-KUL and return SNG-LHR on a 789 aircraft. We would like to sit together if possible and wanted to know what seats would be best to book. Rows 7-13 showing as available on one flight and 10-13 on the other. Thanks.

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    https://www.headforpoints.com/2020/08/16/what-are-the-best-seats-on-a-british-airways-boeing-787-9/

    HFP and various blogs have tried and tested the seats on various aircraft. However, I wouldn’t pay BA’s prices even before I had status and was never split up from the family. If you do decide to pay to sit together, keep a regular eye on your booking as BA does like to mix things up in terms of equipment changes, and won’t necessarily inform you if they chuck you out of your selected seats!

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    Thanks @northernlass I didn’t really want to fork out over £400 on seat reservations so wanted advice on likelihood of being split up. I’ll keep an eye on seats for now.

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    We are both BA Blue. Have always booked BA business class with Avios. We have never paid for seats and have always been assigned seats together at T24

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    @Erico1875 thank you

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    789 is ying yang layout so there are definitely better seats to be in for a more enjoyable experience especially as it’s your first. However it all depends on whether you have the money I suppose. Personally one of my favourite CW flights was in Ying Yang but only because I paid to get the best seats upstairs in the A380

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    I’ll sometimes pay if it’s just me travelling. If it’s the whole family (4 people) it’s a definite no

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