Originally Posted by hockeyfan12

Flying T+ to US, no status.

When performing seat selection, there are no 'standard' seats available for selection, with the only option being to pay for a preferred seat.
When I pretend a latitude booking it shows there are many 'status only' seats available.

If I call-in can an agent secure me seats in the status section or am I just going to have to wait and check-in at t-minus 24 hours to secure my seats?

I know that the status seats are not special in any way other than being near the front of the plane...