thijsseh

She would not call me that, but the looks would say the same.....

T8191

Just checked. My SEQs from our last trip are 003 & 001 outbound, 005 & 002 inbound - I guess the OH had the 001 on the last sector. The connecting sectors certainly enhance the prospects of a low SEQ, but we were obviously quick off the blocks at OLCI in both cases.

I must now declare myself a Boarding Pass anorak.

BA6501

I very frequently have Seq 001, mostly out of BEY where not many people use OLCI.

hingeless

Best I have has is 4, but another angle to the game could be who has the highest.

Scary game to play . . .

dobba

Am thinking some people really do need to get out more.

colmc

I've had a few 001's on various flights. It does give me as (sad) kick

LeisureFirst

This is based on time of check-in rather than time of printing out the BP? I never do the latter to that last minute.

I'm shocked that a seasoned FTer does otherwise. You can't view the seatmap once you've printed the BP, and it sounds like the OP has done it a whole day in advance. Even if you've got the best seat in the cabin and don't want to change it, surely you want to see the ebb and flow of the seats filling up (and sometimes emptying) around you so you can plan your trip accordingly. I imagine there are entire threads devoted to making the most of this information .

ColdWalker

pathetic attempt - I would expect a minimum of consecutive numbers.

LeisureFirst

It's a game for Prems. You need to be on a full 747 (for bonus points, massively oversold 747), not check-in online and be bold enough to check in at the airport with minutes to spare. Most people would be at risk of being bumped. I presume a Prem in those circumstances would not get bumped - they'd find someone else to offload or downgrade if necessary, if they'd already checked in.

T8191

Sorry ... we'll try harder next time. And I'll ensure she keeps her BPs as well.

Is there a prize for a 4-sector 001/002 combination?

shefgab

I've had quite a few #1 boarding passes.

The highest I've got is #473 on a Lufthansa A380, PEK-FRA.

Genius1

I've had quite a few Seq 001 boarding passes. I don't go out of my way to check-in exactly 24 hours before now though, as my seats will have been pre-assigned so there's not much benefit.

Globaliser

If you want big sequence numbers, try EK. As far as I can tell, they don't start every flight with the number 1. Or that, at least, seemed to me to be a necessary explanation for why I have had sequence numbers that were well beyond the capacity of the aircraft.

Wiirachay

A brilliant, original FT topic!

This game (at least on BA or VS) will only work for you outside of the UK, as you'll be mostly competing with people leaving from the same city as you.

In the UK, you'll be competing with passengers connecting in LHR. If you originate in LHR, then the passengers connecting through LHR on to your international flight will have the opportunity to check in ahead of you.

You can play a game with friends you're traveling with: The one to have the lowest seq/bin number gets drinks or dinner paid by the others.

So this gives rise to another idea if you're traveling with friends - this sounds more for us males with our absurd testosterone trips: The person with the highest seq/bin number gets drinks or dinner paid by the others. This gets more exciting if you have a few in the group who really want to win that they'll check in at the airport. Cut it too close, then you're locked out of the flight. Then the rest of the group gets to make fun of you and you get stuck taking the next flight. Or if you manage to make it on to the original flight, your bags don't make it.

JDiver

That is correct - it is a "bin number" only on Ryan Air for those in the "SLF*" fare class.

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