Originally Posted by
will2288
Check-in online as soon as you can and ask at the gate. But if you are not willing to pay, don't be at all surprised if they end up in two middle seats.
"As soon as you can" means 24 hours ahead. That's exactly when the "Preferred Seats" also open up, for sale. So, is it better to check in with the poor seats, or wait until arrival at the airport in the hopes that better seats open up?
Sure, they'll take the middle seats if they have to. We're just trying to understand the system.