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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 7:06 am
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
The implication of the above is extraordinary: if you book early, the aircraft is empty, you therefore get a cheaper ticket and a better chance of a forward location. Book late - well you can write the script.
Wasn't that always the case for status holders?

As a bronze, I still have to pay for seat selection anyway after doing a dummy booking.

So even though it tells me that 'seat selection is included' that only kicks in at the same time as previously.
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