Originally Posted by
DiverDave
The conventional wisdom seems to be don't ever pick a middle seat. Leave it unassigned, the GA will be forced to give you a seat which can't be any worse than a middle seat.
David
Could not disagree more. Man with no status and no seat selection is THE NUMBER ONE candidate for a bump if the flight is oversold.
OP: You can set up a seat notificaiton on Expertflyer even if you don't have an account - they let you have 1 for free