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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by mduell
I suspect it's a symptom of CO's labor-intensive SHARES system. It takes a lot of typing to do it right, so they take the easy way and don't worry since your ticket isn't their problem.


What does this have to do with SHARES or legacy CO systems??

When I've been in a similar situation to the OP I've spoken with the GA ahead of time and asked them to check with me before clearing me so I don't lose my good seats. That has always worked out in my favor.
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