Random Online BP ? [Sequence number question]
Dec 19, 2006 | 9:34 am
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Random Online BP ? [Sequence number question]
So I checked in online and have a random question
In the black box that takes up most of the center of the page:
On the Left side there is a Continental Airlines logo, then Name, Date, FF#, Confirmation # & Mileage, and Flight #
On the right side there is an Elite Access logo and right under it " 47 " is on the same line (but far to the right) of my name. What is this number? The flight is BOS-IAH on a 737, pretty full. So is it the # of people checked in before me?
In the black box that takes up most of the center of the page:
On the Left side there is a Continental Airlines logo, then Name, Date, FF#, Confirmation # & Mileage, and Flight #
On the right side there is an Elite Access logo and right under it " 47 " is on the same line (but far to the right) of my name. What is this number? The flight is BOS-IAH on a 737, pretty full. So is it the # of people checked in before me?
Dec 19, 2006 | 9:35 am
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It's the sequence number -- you are the 47th person to check in for the flight.
Dec 19, 2006 | 10:01 am
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Those high numbers are still the sequence numbers. If the flight has stops there can easily be sequence numbers higher than the number of seats on the aircraft.
Dec 19, 2006 | 10:11 am
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I recently had 66 on an ERJ flight. It was a simple DTW-EWR with no continuing flight out of EWR under the same flight number. I suspect it was because I was placed on an "earlier" flight that was delayed to depart at a similar time as my originally scheduled (also delayed) flight. I assume that many pax had previously been rebooked on various flights.
When requesting a seat change, I commented on this with the gate agent. She assured me that these numbers were random and had nothing to do with checking in. When I bet her lunch in Gordon's Galley that I was right, she responded with a very puzzled look
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When requesting a seat change, I commented on this with the gate agent. She assured me that these numbers were random and had nothing to do with checking in. When I bet her lunch in Gordon's Galley that I was right, she responded with a very puzzled look
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Dec 19, 2006 | 10:55 am
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I recently had 66 on an ERJ flight. It was a simple DTW-EWR with no continuing flight out of EWR under the same flight number. I suspect it was because I was placed on an "earlier" flight that was delayed to depart at a similar time as my originally scheduled (also delayed) flight. I assume that many pax had previously been rebooked on various flights.
That could've happened, also the onward flight might have been into DTW, not out of EWR (e.g., CLE-DTW-EWR).
Dec 19, 2006 | 12:45 pm
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