SIA offers seating changes via Internet

Window or aisle seat? Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Monday that passengers on most flights will now be able to ask for a change in seating assignments when checking in via the company's Internet website.

An "interactive seat map" will be shown and passengers will be able to pick seats and receive confirmation via email or short message service (SMS) on their mobile phones, an SIA statement said.

SIA frequent flyers and registered users of the SIA website www.singaporeair.com will also be able to return to their check-in records to change their seats or even cancel their check-in, it added.

This service is currently available for all SIA flights with the exception of flights from some cities in Asia, mostly in India. Customers can check-in up to nine passengers at a time on the same reservation.