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Jul 11, 2013 | 3:43 pm

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Originally Posted by Baze

And in at least Denver they are blocking F seats and offering them for cheap buy-ups before giving them to CPU. I have seen it first hand. 757 20 booked, checked in full. 4 seats on seating chart. GA makes announcement selling those 4 blocked seats for cheap price. And sad for people wanting CPU's is they are selling them. Saw people walk up and give credit card and buy the seat. No CPU's given to elites at the gate.

Are you sure this isn't the bug where SHARES thinks that Row 2 on the 757 is always occupied? I've seen Row 2 filled months in advance.... as in the only 4 people on the plane are all sitting in Row 2, LOL!

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