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Old Mar 27, 2014 | 12:42 pm
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Originally Posted by cperciva
Most trivially, if the plane is swapped out for a smaller one due to mechanical problems, lots of people with selected seats are likely to get bumped.
I remember this happening at NRT a few years back when the scheduled A330 to YVR was replaced by a 767 - AFTER check-in had commenced.

Utter chaos at the gate as many seats had to be reallocated!!!

This is one reason to research what metal is used on a specific route and ensure that your seat selection exists on both

Another thing is to check-in as early as possible on intercontinental longhauls.
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