United MileagePlus (Consolidated) - Seq 259 on a 108-seater B735, really?

Last week I came back from an Int'l trip that involves an LH codeshare flight on UA. The equipment was a B735. The strange thing is, I was assigned a sequence number 259 for this flight, which can hold no more than 108 people. Anyone knows why?

I believe Seq is tied to the flight number. It's very possible you were on the second or third leg of that "flight" for the day.

I believe Seq is tied to the flight number. It's very possible you were on the second or third leg of that "flight" for the day.

I think this is correct as I have experienced something similar.

I believe Seq is tied to the flight number. It's very possible you were on the second or third leg of that "flight" for the day.

Oh, that's the solution! @:-) I was indeed on such a flight. Flight 1233 BOS-IAH-AUS. Thanks!

I believe Seq is tied to the flight number. It's very possible you were on the second or third leg of that "flight" for the day.

Correct. It's the sequence number that you checked into ANY flight with that same flight number on that day. Given some flight numbers do 3 or 4 (or more?) flights in the one way - sometimes with at least one of them being a widebody - the numbers can be much higher than the number of people on a single flight.