Originally Posted by
CPH-Flyer
There is no way to get better free seat assignment in advance as UA *G. Your option is to do OLCI right when it opens and see what selections may have improved there.
Yeah, I planned on doing that. A lot of the European carriers work like this. But SAS doesn't allocate additional seats to Star Golds or let them have them after the check-in window opens? I think I've seen vague references to this being an "unpublished" benefit.