Paying off Air2sea early

[EmmasNana]

Is there any advantage to paying off A2S prior to final payment (like 6 months in advance)? We have chosen our seats on Air France and American (paid for on AF). By paying off this far in advance, would we be considered "ticketed" and more guaranteed of having the seats we chose (barring the fact that planes can change and all that?

 

If we pay off A2S, do they just hold on to that money or do they go ahead and pay off the airlines for our tickets? If they just hold on to the funds then I guess it doesn't really gain us anything, right?

 

 

[klfrodo]

No matter when you pay Royal for the flights, they don’t actually pay the airline until about 30 days out.

[FlyerTalker]

You are only ticketed after you have a 13 digit ticket number.  Until such time, and even if you have a six character locator, you only have a "reservation", which is NOT the same as being ticketed.

 

 

[6rugrats]

Nothing gives you more “guarantee” of retaining the same seats, especially when you book so far in advance.

[FlyerTalker]

4 hours ago, 6rugrats said:

Nothing gives you more “guarantee” of retaining the same seats, especially when you book so far in advance.

 

Folks need to remember....an airplane ticket is not like a ticket for a play or a baseball game, where you bought seats 5 & 6 in row H.  You don't buy specific seats, but rather transportation on that particular flight in that particular cabin class.

 

 

[EmmasNana]

Thanks everyone.