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Old Jul 17, 2017, 9:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Quail
If this was like VX where you lose the option to do things (e.g. seat upgrade) after check-in, I'd understand the downside.

But given that we can go through the web check-in flow again (e.g. to SDC or upgrade purchase), why would this be unwelcome?
It auto checked me in AND changed my seat....thankfully my original seat opened back up and so I re-checked myself in and got my seat back...I just prefer checking myself in rather than have it be automatic, especially when seat assignments are not maintained.
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