seat selection

Where to sit

Seat selection is the process of choosing a specific seat when booking travel or event tickets.

Airlines, theaters, and venues typically offer seat selection during purchase, sometimes charging extra for preferred locations: Seat selection is free, but exit rows cost $35 more.

The term also covers the interface where this happens: The seat selection showed most window seats already taken.

Related

airplane · first class · economy class · theater · row · assign · preference · upgrade · extra legroom · legroom · recline · adjacent · boarding · ticket · cinema · venue · chart · map

Categories
Opposites
choice vs. assignment

seat selectionrandom assignment

Allocation determined by chance

assigned seating · seat assignment · no choice

specificity vs. generality

seat selectionopen seating

Unreserved seat arrangement

general admission · first come first served · festival seating · first-come-first-served · standing room

Family

seat, selection, seats, seated, seating, seater, unseat, unseated, select

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G