Originally Posted by emcsweeney

There were still a lot of people waiting around to board which I assumed were also on stand-by, and as I boarded I also noticed there were still several empty seats including a few aisles and windows. Sure enough, after the general boarding was completed, there were many straglers who came in late and filled those seats, including a family of five that had to be split up but got mostly aisle and window seats. And the last seat, an aisle in the row in front of me was taken by a CO employee. So, I know this is kind of lame, and I'm certainly not complaining, but is there something different I should/could have done to get a better seat? Or do GAs sometimes enjoy putting a plat in a middle seat?

Thanks, Ed