Originally Posted by
Often1
WN is what it is. Seat saving is not permitted, but FA's don't get involved. So, just use self-help. If you board and there is nobody in a seat you want, sit in it.
Unless someone shows up with a boarding pass for that seat, it is yours. And here is a tip: nobody will show up with a boarding pass for that seat.
Seat saving is permitted.
<Against my better judgment, wading into what will likely turn out to be yet another seat saving discussion.>