Originally Posted by
Globaliser
I can't remember when, either, but it has definitely been a few years now.
twocoasts may not want to be reminded of what the "old normal" was before the current arrangements: those who could not pre-allocate seats for free could not pre-allocate them at all and had to wait until check-in (including OLCI) opened before getting a seat.
Or the "old, old normal " when almost everyone could reserve seats of their choice at the time of booking by telephone. Or the "old, old, old normal" when everyone could.