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Old Nov 30, 2016 | 9:58 am
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Originally Posted by tarheelnj
Can phone agents see the last names of all the passengers that have booked seats? If so, could I specifically ask a phone/UC agent to look for an open middle seat between two people with the same last name or on the same reservation? It would have to be a very understanding/patient agent, but just wondering whether a strategy to deliberately put me between a couple would work?
Yes, but I'd be willing to bet that the fraction of agents willing to do this is less than 5%. It's a pretty major breach of confidentiality to give out pax information like that.
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