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Originally Posted by burghboys (Post 8378025)

Sequence numbers are used to reconcile customer boarding and bag loading only. That is it.

This is incorrect. SEQ numbers are also used by CO as part of the formula that determines who receives elite upgrades.

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Originally Posted by mblajolla (Post 8373729)

What if it fails to notate it on the online boarding pass when you first check in at Continental.com on a Co flight - even though the system asked if you wanted to be added and you indicated you did? Are you still on the list in sequence?

Hi mblajolla, you should be, but don't take my word for it. Definitely ask when you get to the airport.

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Originally Posted by xyzzy

This is incorrect. SEQ numbers are also used by CO as part of the formula that determines who receives elite upgrades.

Technically speaking, channa and burghboys are correct. The time of check-in is what we use to prioritize multiple Elites of the same tier and fare class - not the sequence number. Since sequence numbers are usually sequential, they can serve as a barometer for how many people have checked in before you - but that's not their intent.