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Old Jul 9, 2013, 4:47 pm
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jsmeeker
 
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Originally Posted by dtm2013
Hi everyone,

I'm not sure whether this has been posted on this forum already but I do have a potentially simple question:

How can I make sure that I will have a seat on a flight that is possibly overbooked?

I do have a couple of transatlantic flights with stopovers coming up in the next weeks and I need to be on each one of these. I paid for my tickets, so no award tickets used and I am not on elite status with any of the airlines I use (LH and United).
Should I just check-in as early as possible and also, am I guaranteed a seat on the connecting flight if I get issued my boarding pass for that one already at my origin?

Thanks in advance!
if you already have a booked confirmed paid for ticket and seat assignment and you are worried about IDB, check in as early as possible.


Most likely scenario is they will get volunteers and no one will be IDBed. But if not enough do, then check in as early as possible certainly helps reduce your chances of being selected.
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