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Old Jun 11, 2024 | 10:15 am
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Originally Posted by physioprof
The only way to find out online is to buy a cash First Class Ticket (which is fully refundable), look at the seatmap using that First Class reservation, and then cancel the First Class ticket.
It is pretty weak that this is still the only workaround, several years after the introduction of assigned seating. It is a huge flaw.
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