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Old May 14, 2021 | 6:03 pm
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Originally Posted by dav3d
Haven't flown since march 2019, so maybe I missed something but after checking in right as the flight opened (hoping for that last CPU tie-breaker) I did not see a sequence number on my BP.

Maybe it's that 36 in the corner? But seems odd as I clicked the moment the flight opened. Also Mrs. Dav3d got a 38 on the exact same itin checked in together.

Anyone have insight on this? I am morbidly curious.

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Where is the SEQ #?
So what happened?


Originally Posted by fumje
Sometimes I make a sort of sport for myself of trying to get as low a sequence number as possible. (Not much of a sport, really, just means checking in right at t-24h.)

From that I have learned that there's virtually zero chance of getting sequence number 1 on a hub departure, even during the depths of the pandemic. Someone is always connecting and will have checked in earlier.
If you're checking in @ T-24, I can see being anywhere from below 10 to up to 20. What about getting a 36?

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