Also can confirm this still works for Gold Status - it's 6 hrs after T-80 and a huge block of seats just opened up above me.  I almost had the pick of them all.  I see there are also other savvy T-80 rule followers possibly because I took awhile changing my seats flipping between seat G...

Probably something to remember on the long haul flights is that those seats behind the walls that are in the centre row CDEF of a AB CDEF GH do have more leg room but you might be next to a family with crying babies if they have pull down tables or they may be used by other passangers rather dis-...