Originally Posted by
3Cforme
I don't see how a ticket purchase qualifies as checking in.
The Contract of Carriage spells out priority for bouncing people. Non-elites with boarding passes are better off than non-elites w/o boarding passes.
As for compensation for IDB - and qualifiers to be entitled to compensation - that's all per DOT regs.
It seems
aviatorzz means purchasing a preferred seat online, as in "seat" literally meaning "seat" and not "ticket".