What is the seat selection policy in Cathay Pacific?

Learn about seat selection at Cathey Pacific and be a responsible traveler. 

In case you have booked with Cathey Pacific or want to make reservations, it is important to be aware of the seat selection procedure to make the flight smooth. This guide will help you with the process and policy of seat selection at Cathey Pacific Airlines. Also, without waiting much, let's start learning by understanding the guidelines. 

What is the seat selection policy in Cathay Pacific?

Seat selection policy refers to a set of guidelines defined by Cathay Pacific for the passengers who want to select a seat in a plane and offers flexibility to its customers. If you want to learn about these guidelines, you can easily read below where their seat selection rules and conditions have been described in easy-to-understand points.

• Seat selection may be free for everyone who is a Cathy Pacific Loyalty Program member. 
• Seats can be selected in advance, and they will be accepted on the basis of first come, first serve, meaning travelers who select the seat first in the cabin will get it; hence, seats in the plane operated by Cathy Pacific are subject to availability.
• Seats that are assigned free of cost may not be entitled to compensation in the case of a refund, but paid seats are eligible for a refund and will be subject to the refund policy.
• Most extra legroom seats located near the emergency exit require certain requirements that travelers must fulfill.
• Travelers may be charged a seat selection cost that varies depending on which zones they are flying in and the seat they have selected. 

Cathey Pacific seat selection fee guidelines. 

Here is a brief description of the charges that you may be charged at the time of making the seat selection. It completely depends on which zone you are flying from, Zone 1 to Zone 5, and you can find the list of the cities in these zones on the Cathey Pacific Seat reservation page. 

• The seat selection cost would range between $12 to $55 for the selection of regular seats.
• Seat selection cost would be in the range of $19 to $63 for the preferred seats.
• If you have chosen an extra-legroom seat, your seat fees may be between $45 and $212. 

Cathey Pacific Seat refund policy.

You may not get any refund for the change of start or flight cancellation in case it was selected free of cost, but if you have a Paid Seat reservation then it would be refundable if -

• Fight changes due to any disruption.
• The Cathey Pacific cancels the flight. 
• We have changed any seat due to any reason.
• You have purchased another seat of a higher value.

How to make a seat selection at Cathey Pacific?

Any traveler who has decided to travel with Cathey Pacific is allowed to select their seats depending on their comfortability and the Cathey Pacific offers seats in three categories that can be selected anytime before the check-in windows close for the flight. These seats are Regular Seats, Preferred Seats, and Extra Legroom Seats, and these can be selected-

At the time of making the ticket purchase.

• Online process: In the online process, one can simply go to the Cathey Pacific website and then process with the normal reservation process and select the seat using a seat map.
• Offline Process: Ask the Cathay Pacific customer service for the seat selection during ticket purchasing by dialing +1-833-933-2244.

At the time when you have already made the ticket purchase.

Either contact customer service or log in to the Cathey Pacific website to manage my booking portal.

During the Cathey Pacific flight, check-in

When you do your online check-in, select the seats before 90 minutes of departure or ask the airport executive for seat selection.