Originally Posted by
rylan
I see the same thing with seats being assigned from what would otherwise look like a fairly empty flight, and its because a lot of basic seats are assigned by the system the day before departure. Then other people with basic tickets check in and select seats.
I think the only airline that, at least from the flights I have taken, did this to me was Scoot (TR), but that was because we were in a group booking. They let us block the entire row. Glad to hear that DL has the same pre-assigned-but-can-move method like what JL and NH have. I tbh don't feel too worried as I'm flying on an A220, which has more aisles and windows than middles.
Anyway, I still look forward to my first DL flight in a long while. Surely they can't be worse than AA.