Beware British Airways and their *********

My wife and I decided to fly Premium Economy using British Airways on the route JNB-LHR-JNB departing tonight. We paid some R35 000 about a month ago and assumed that, like all other airlines that I have used, by purchasing two tickets at the same time for two passengers with the same surname, we would be allocated seats together. However, when I checked in electronically last night, it was revealed that my wife and I had been given seats in the middle row, directly behind one another with no option to change. I guess that the only option that I will have in future is to avoid this penny-pinching airline who appear to use financial ********* to maximise their income. Never again!