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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 11:06 am
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craz
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Originally Posted by CALGal727
All seat assignments are "courtesy holds" only. Unfortunately it's impossible to guarantee seat assignments. CO sometimes needs to do aircraft swaps and due to multiple seat configurations it is not always possible to assign people to the same seats.
CG

a few things

1- i understand what you posted but 1- I was in Coach not BF , when I checked in at 5:13pm which I had to do, since it didnt let me do OLCI and an employee needed to swipe their card in order for me to actually check-in. Anyway both Tues night when I tried OLCI a few times and yesterday the seat map always showed me in 32J and my special meal as being ordered.

So at 5:13pm when I checked in at teh kiosk and the CO employee swipes his card, Whoa it showed me in 41C with 41 A & B taken as well. NOW 32J and 32K were "white' not Reserved = empty , yet the kiosk didnt allow us to take it, looking at the screen I saw 33D empty as well as 33E so I figured OK take that and with misconnects etc Ill end up with an empty next to me thats OK and its still by the Wings so the turbulence wont as bad as 41. again no dice.

Im told I have to change it at the Gate, head to the gate the line is 5 mile slong, OK I go to the PC (as a Plat even in coach I have access) its better but 2 mile slong. So back to the gate, when its finally my turn, Im informed 32J and K are taken and no seats with an empty next to it and nothing from 33 forwards.

So my 32J wasnt taken away and given to someone persee since it wouldnt have shown available at the Kiosk.


No equipment change had the same plane that the pda showed on Tues
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