diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.ts
index 5c237e6ba..495c394ee 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ export class SeatsService {
           const resolvedBedPosition = isBedCoach
             ? this.resolveBedPosition(s.col, s.bedPosition)
             : s.bedPosition;
+          const effectiveStatus = effectiveStatuses.get(s.id) ?? (s.status === 'BLOCKED' || s.status === 'BOOKED' ? s.status : 'AVAILABLE');
           return {
             id:          s.id,
             seatNumber:  s.seatNumber,
             label:       s.seatNumber,
-            status:      effectiveStatuses.get(s.id) ?? s.status,
+            status:      effectiveStatus,
             kind:        s.kind,
             row:         s.row,
             col:         s.col,
@@ -245,11 +246,16 @@ export class SeatsService {
           holdFrom === undefined || holdTo === undefined ||
           (holdFrom < reqTo && reqFrom < holdTo);
         
-        if (!legsOverlap) continue;
-        
         // Check direction conflict
         const directionsConflict = this.checkDirectionConflict(reqDirection, holdDirection);
-        if (!directionsConflict) continue;
+
+        if (!legsOverlap || !directionsConflict) {
+          // This hold does not conflict with the requested leg/direction.
+          // Explicitly mark AVAILABLE so the DB's HELD status (set by the
+          // opposing-direction hold) does not bleed through via the fallback.
+          if (!statusMap.has(seatId)) statusMap.set(seatId, 'AVAILABLE');
+          continue;
+        }
         
         statusMap.set(seatId, 'HELD');
       }
@@ -653,7 +659,7 @@ export class SeatsService {
       const seats = a.coach.seats.filter(s => s.seatNumber && !s.seatNumber.startsWith('-'));
       const totalSeats = seats.length;
       const unavailable = seats.filter(s => {
-        const status = effectiveStatuses.get(s.id) ?? s.status;
+        const status = effectiveStatuses.get(s.id) ?? (s.status === 'BLOCKED' || s.status === 'BOOKED' ? s.status : 'AVAILABLE');
         return status === 'HELD' || status === 'BOOKED' || status === 'BLOCKED';
       }).length;
 
@@ -665,8 +671,8 @@ export class SeatsService {
         seatClasses: a.coach.coachType?.seatClasses.map(sc => sc.name) ?? [],
         totalSeats,
         availableSeats: totalSeats - unavailable,
-        heldSeats: seats.filter(s => (effectiveStatuses.get(s.id) ?? s.status) === 'HELD').length,
-        bookedSeats: seats.filter(s => (effectiveStatuses.get(s.id) ?? s.status) === 'BOOKED').length,
+        heldSeats: seats.filter(s => (effectiveStatuses.get(s.id) ?? (s.status === 'BLOCKED' || s.status === 'BOOKED' ? s.status : 'AVAILABLE')) === 'HELD').length,
+        bookedSeats: seats.filter(s => (effectiveStatuses.get(s.id) ?? (s.status === 'BLOCKED' || s.status === 'BOOKED' ? s.status : 'AVAILABLE')) === 'BOOKED').length,
       };
     });
   }
@@ -861,11 +867,21 @@ export class SeatsService {
     if (expired.length === 0) return;
 
     const expiredSeatIds = expired.flatMap(h => h.seatIds as string[]);
-    // Only reset seats that are still HELD — BOOKED seats have been confirmed and must not be touched.
-    await this.prisma.seat.updateMany({
-      where: { id: { in: expiredSeatIds }, status: 'HELD' },
-      data: { status: 'AVAILABLE' },
+
+    // Only reset seats that have no remaining active holds
+    const stillHeld = await this.prisma.seatHold.findMany({
+      where: { expiresAt: { gte: new Date() }, seatIds: { hasSome: expiredSeatIds } },
+      select: { seatIds: true },
     });
+    const stillHeldIds = new Set(stillHeld.flatMap(h => h.seatIds as string[]));
+    const toRelease = expiredSeatIds.filter(id => !stillHeldIds.has(id));
+
+    if (toRelease.length > 0) {
+      await this.prisma.seat.updateMany({
+        where: { id: { in: toRelease }, status: 'HELD' },
+        data: { status: 'AVAILABLE' },
+      });
+    }
     await this.prisma.seatHold.deleteMany({ where: { expiresAt: { lt: new Date() } } });
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/bookings/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/bookings/page.tsx
index c89edf5ec..974c25470 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/bookings/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/bookings/page.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { usePermission } from '@/lib/use-permission';
 import { PERMS } from '@/lib/permissions';
 import ConfirmDialog from '@/components/ui/ConfirmDialog';
 import { bookingsApi, apiClient } from '@/lib/api';
-import { formatCurrency, formatDateTime } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { formatCurrency, formatDateTime, formatDateTimeShort } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { BookingFilters } from '@/types';
 
 const Field = ({ label, value, mono = false, truncate = false }: { label: string; value: string; mono?: boolean; truncate?: boolean }) => (
@@ -151,12 +151,38 @@ function BookingsPageContent() {
             )}
           </div>
           {booking.isPackageBooking
-            ? <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">From: {booking.departureStationName || booking.schedule?.originStation?.name || '—'}</div>
+            ? <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Boarding at: {booking.departureStationName || booking.schedule?.originStation?.name || '—'}</div>
             : <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{booking.bookingType || 'ONE_WAY'}</div>
           }
         </div>
       ),
     },
+    {
+      key: 'trip',
+      label: 'Trip',
+      render: (booking: any) => {
+        const isRoundTrip = booking?.bookingType === 'ROUND_TRIP' || booking?.bookingType === 'ROUND_TRIP_TRANSIT';
+        const returnDeparture = booking?.returnSchedule?.departureAt;
+        console.log(JSON.stringify(booking.packageId));
+        return (
+          <div>
+            <div className="font-medium">
+              {booking.schedule?.originStation?.name || 'N/A'} → {booking.schedule?.destinationStation?.name || 'N/A'}
+            </div>
+            <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              {!isRoundTrip ? (
+                <span>{booking.schedule?.departureAt ? formatDateTimeShort(booking.schedule.departureAt) : 'N/A'}</span>
+              ) : (
+                <span>
+                  {booking.schedule?.departureAt ? formatDateTimeShort(booking.schedule.departureAt) : 'N/A'} · 
+                  {returnDeparture ? formatDateTimeShort(returnDeparture) : ''}
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        );
+      },
+    },
     {
       key: 'passengerNames', label: 'Names',
       render: (booking: any) => {
@@ -203,14 +229,6 @@ function BookingsPageContent() {
         </div>
       ),
     },
-    {
-      key: 'passengerCount', label: 'Passengers',
-      render: (booking: any) => {
-        const adults = booking.adultCount || 0, children = booking.childCount || 0;
-        if (!adults && !children) return '—';
-        return <><div>Adult: {adults}</div><div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Child: {children}</div></>;
-      },
-    },
     {
       key: 'paymentStatus', label: 'Payment',
       render: (booking: any) => (
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/confirmation/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/confirmation/page.tsx
index c56ccd304..6b5bcb715 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/confirmation/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/confirmation/page.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export default function ConfirmationPage() {
 
   const handleNewBooking = () => {
     clearBooking();
-    router.push('/booking/search');
+    window.location.href = '/';
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/seats/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/seats/page.tsx
index d5cdcf3af..9d289bbe5 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/seats/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/seats/page.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
   const [passengerSeatMap, setPassengerSeatMap] = useState<Record<number, string>>({});
   // Outbound seat IDs locked in after the outbound hold — used to prevent the
   // same physical seat being picked again on the inbound leg.
-  const [outboundLockedSeatIds, setOutboundLockedSeatIds] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
   const [activePassengerIndex, setActivePassengerIndex] = useState(0);
   const [selectedCoach, setSelectedCoach] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [currentJourneyType, setCurrentJourneyType] = useState<
@@ -173,9 +173,12 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
     isLoading,
     error,
   } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ["seatmap", currentSchedule?.id, coachTypeId, currentJourneyType],
+    queryKey: ["seatmap", currentSchedule?.id, coachTypeId, currentJourneyType, (currentSchedule as any)?.originStationId, (currentSchedule as any)?.destinationStationId],
     queryFn: async () => {
-      const endpoint = `/seats/seatmap/${currentSchedule?.id}?coachTypeId=${coachTypeId}&journeyDirection=${journeyDirection}`;
+      const scheduleForMap = isRoundTrip && currentJourneyType === "inbound" ? inboundSchedule : (isRoundTrip ? outboundSchedule : selectedSchedule);
+      const originId = (scheduleForMap as any)?.originStationId || searchCriteria?.originStationId;
+      const destinationId = (scheduleForMap as any)?.destinationStationId || searchCriteria?.destinationStationId;
+      const endpoint = `/seats/seatmap/${currentSchedule?.id}?coachTypeId=${coachTypeId}&journeyDirection=${journeyDirection}${originId ? `&originStationId=${originId}` : ''}${destinationId ? `&destinationStationId=${destinationId}` : ''}`;
 
       const response = await apiClient.get(endpoint);
 
@@ -337,10 +340,9 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
   }, [allSeats, selectedCoachData, currentSchedule?.selectedSeatClass]);
 
   // Seats already claimed by any passenger in this journey leg, plus outbound
-  // locked seats (so inbound cannot reuse the same physical seat IDs).
   const assignedSeatIds = useMemo(
-    () => new Set([...Object.values(passengerSeatMap), ...outboundLockedSeatIds]),
-    [passengerSeatMap, outboundLockedSeatIds],
+    () => new Set(Object.values(passengerSeatMap)),
+    [passengerSeatMap],
   );
 
   // The furthest passenger a user is allowed to jump to — cannot skip ahead of the
@@ -359,11 +361,10 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
 
   const isSeatAssignedToOther = useCallback(
     (seatId: string) =>
-      outboundLockedSeatIds.has(seatId) ||
       Object.entries(passengerSeatMap).some(
         ([idx, sid]) => Number(idx) !== activePassengerIndex && sid === seatId,
       ),
-    [passengerSeatMap, activePassengerIndex, outboundLockedSeatIds],
+    [passengerSeatMap, activePassengerIndex],
   );
 
   const handleSelectPassenger = useCallback(
@@ -376,12 +377,10 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
 
   const handleSeatClick = useCallback(
     (seatId: string) => {
-      // Seat already claimed by a different passenger or locked from outbound — never allow duplicate assignment
-      const takenByOther =
-        outboundLockedSeatIds.has(seatId) ||
-        Object.entries(passengerSeatMap).some(
-          ([idx, sid]) => Number(idx) !== activePassengerIndex && sid === seatId,
-        );
+      // Seat already claimed by a different passenger — never allow duplicate assignment
+      const takenByOther = Object.entries(passengerSeatMap).some(
+        ([idx, sid]) => Number(idx) !== activePassengerIndex && sid === seatId,
+      );
       if (takenByOther) return;
 
       const isDeselecting = passengerSeatMap[activePassengerIndex] === seatId;
@@ -401,7 +400,7 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
         if (nextUnassigned !== -1) setActivePassengerIndex(nextUnassigned);
       }
     },
-    [passengerSeatMap, activePassengerIndex, passengers, outboundLockedSeatIds],
+    [passengerSeatMap, activePassengerIndex, passengers],
   );
 
   const allSeatsAssigned =
@@ -436,8 +435,6 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
         });
         return;
       }
-      // Lock outbound seat IDs so they cannot be selected on the inbound leg
-      setOutboundLockedSeatIds(new Set(seatIds));
       setCurrentJourneyType("inbound");
       setPassengerSeatMap({});
       setActivePassengerIndex(0);
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/packages/[id]/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/packages/[id]/page.tsx
index 5c8d14891..aee655dd5 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/packages/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/packages/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   Tag,
   Shield,
   X,
-  Navigation,
 } from "lucide-react";
 
 // ─── Types ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ function PassengerCountModal({
       <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[100] flex items-end sm:items-center justify-center p-0 sm:p-4">
         <div className="w-full sm:max-w-sm bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 rounded-t-3xl sm:rounded-2xl shadow-2xl overflow-hidden">
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-6 py-4 border-b border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-800">
-            <h2 className="text-base font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Number of passengers</h2>
+            <h2 className="text-base font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Number of passengers & boarding station selection</h2>
             <button type="button" onClick={onClose} className="w-8 h-8 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-800">
               <X className="w-4 h-4 text-gray-500" />
             </button>
@@ -374,8 +373,7 @@ function PassengerCountModal({
 
             {/* Departure Station */}
             <div>
-              <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 mb-1.5">
-                <Navigation className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-primary" />
+              <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 mb-1.5 border-t pt-3">                
                 Departure Station
               </label>
               <select
@@ -431,7 +429,7 @@ export default function PackageDetailPage() {
     queryFn: async () => (await apiClient.get(`/stations?pageSize=100`)) as any,
   });
 
-  const stations: Station[] = stationsData?.items || stationsData?.data?.items || [];
+  const stations: Station[] = Array.isArray(stationsData) ? stationsData : stationsData?.items || stationsData?.data?.items || [];
 
   const selectedTier = pkg?.priceTiers?.find((t) => t.id === selectedTierId);