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Old Sep 9, 2004 | 7:09 pm
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Originally Posted by JPoor007
I called them, got the confirmation number, and for the hell of it, I went to continental.com and pulled it up. The seat assignments are different - one on nwa.com says one thing and continental.com says another. Isn't that crazy?
No, it's quite common, actually. The carrier who flies the plane has the authoritative seat assignment. Regardless of what NW tells you your seat is, what CO says is correct for CO (and vice versa).
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