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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 8:12 pm
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Ejote
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Originally Posted by Often1
1. Fire your TA. He should know that there are no seat assignments on the Shuttle until check-in.

2. Check in online at T-24 and you'll get a good seat. Even if you are stuck in a middle seat in the back, it's a 35-minute flight.

3. UA doesn't serve the route.
The key here is 2. There are no advance seat assignments on US shuttle, at least theoretically, so you want to be the first person to check in at T-24. Plus, they'll usually offer a $50 upgrade to first class, which is a terrible deal but . . . I can't help myself.
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