Originally Posted by
dkc192
They've loaded a high-J 763 but will only sell F to 30 seats in case of a swap back to the regular 763. Since you are flying from an outstation to a hub, I would only expect them to unblock the remaining 16 seats once the inbound is airborne at the earliest (i.e., no more than 24 hours out). If you are departing from a hub, however, they likely wouldn't unblock them until the flight went to gate control.
That makes sense. The plane overnights on Maui, so maybe if the high-J plane sticks, I'll wake up to a pleasant surprise. No big deal if it doesn't - mid-morning flight eastbound is one of the least annoying coach rides to the mainland, IMHO.