Originally Posted by globaltrekker
If the flight is oversold and the o.p. does not OLCI, doesn't the o.p. run the risk that the seat with which he is "reasonably happy" will taken by someone else and he end up without an u****de AND a bad seat?
Just 2 minutes left minutes till the OLCI opens

... I also spoke to another agent and she advised me not to OLCI; she also said that my pre-assigned seats should not be released even if I don't do OLCI ...
I guess as long as I check-in early at the airport, the risk of the seats being released should be minimal ...