Originally Posted by
pitflyer
I didn't notice my number going *down* but I know my last two flights I've checked in around the same time as my companion, and my companion always has the number higher than me. I guess I can try for science next week and check only myself in -- and then wait a bit and check in my companion and see if my number changes (or if my companion has picked up my number + 1 or - 1)
In my experience, the first person to check in gets the higher number, and the other one is assigned the position before them. We only got A-List recently, but it seems to have worked the same way before and after. I've never experienced the issue described in this thread.