Seat Selection at Emirates Airlines: Guidelines and Fees

Have you booked your flight with Emirates? If you are willing to change or upgrade your seat to a higher cabin, then it can quickly be done by going through various online and offline processes. For a traveler willing to make such seat changes with Emirates, there are a few things they need to remember about Emirates Seat change, including the guidelines and fees. On this page, you can easily find all about these in an easy-to-understand way, 

Guidelines regarding Seat Selection.

Before jumping to make any changes in seats, you can simply go below this line and find out the essential guidelines that will be helpful to you when making a seat selection at Emirates. Generally, there are four types of seats that Emirates offers that are-

• Regular Seats: A normal seat that you may find on the window side, in the middle, and on the aisle.
• Preferred Seats: located at the front of economy class. 
• Twin Seats: situated in a row of two seats with just a window and aisle, primarily located on the back of the aircraft.
• Extra Legroom Seats: These offer you extra legroom, but you must meet its criteria.

Rules and Regulations for Seat Selection.

• Seat selection at the Emirates depends on the availability of a seat on the aircraft. That means you can only select the seat on your ticket if that seat is not occupied by someone else.
• If you are not able to select a seat, then maybe it has been restricted for safety reasons.
• Passengers can not transfer their seats to each other or anybody else because seats are non-endorsable or nontransferable. 
• You are also allowed to change your seat and select a seat in a higher cabin class. 
• Changing seats to the upper cabin is available, but there will be a fare difference that needs to be paid by the ticket holder.
• For any passengers who have not selected their seats, their seats will be assigned randomly by the system. 
• If any passenger wants to request a seat change then they are allowed to request it before check-in or after check-in, no changes in the itinerary are allowed including seat selection.
• Seat Selection within the first 24 hours after the reservation is completely free, but your flight must depart in seven or more days.
• Extra legroom seats require certain safety criteria that a traveler must fulfill, and you can find the list on the Emirates terms and conditions page. 

Emirates Seat Selection fees.

Here are some rules that are associated with the seat selection fees at Emirates.

• The charges for seat selection at the Emirates may vary across the channels that have been used to perform the request. 
• The total fare difference includes your seat selection charge, plus other service request charges, plus the applicable tax.
• The seat change fee may vary every time you make the changes.
• Your seat selection fare depends on the route you are traveling, the fare class of your ticket, and the ticket type. 
• Children who are between 2 and 12 years old and travel with an adult may get up to 50% off on select regular and preferred seats. 
• Emirates seat fees:-
  • if you choose a regular seat, then your fee may be up to $40.
  • For preferred seats, seat selection fees would be in the range of $15 and $100.
  • Twin and Extra Legroom Seat selection would cost you between $20 and up to $260 as fees.

How to select a seat on Emirates?

To select your seat on Emirates, the best way is to visit the My Booking page and then make the seat change or select online. Below are the steps given for that. 

• Initiate the process, browse the official website of the Emirates, and then find the My Trip option.
• You will be required to find your booking by using the ticket credentials.
• Once you have found your flight, use the seat map to choose your seat on the plane.
• Confirm your choice and pay the applicable seat selection fees