Originally Posted by
TAWS
If you didn't pick a seat, wouldn't they just assign you one of the choice seats when you checked in?
Perhaps, but I think OP's point was that since he already shelled out 40K for an award in F, why did US ask for more for a "choice seat" even if a regular seat was available? Keep in mind that it was a F award, which is supposedly better than any "choice seat" if it were available on a RJ.
LAX