5 J seats available LAX-ATL, only 4 showing open
Jan 9, 2019, 9:39 pm
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5 J seats available LAX-ATL, only 4 showing open
So... should I pay the $700 upgrade and assume I'll sit next to someone famous? 😂
Jan 10, 2019, 3:25 am
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As famous as Federal Air Marshal =)
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Jan 10, 2019, 6:42 am
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Not sure what the question is. Are you assuming 1st has mostly famous people?
Or are you asking about why it shows 5 tickets available, but only 4 seats showing open? (that could be because of a blocked seat, or DL getting very aggressive with overselling)
Or are you asking about why it shows 5 tickets available, but only 4 seats showing open? (that could be because of a blocked seat, or DL getting very aggressive with overselling)
Jan 10, 2019, 7:52 am
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While I realize the famous person part of the post is tounge-in-cheek, chances are what is happening here is what I've heard from the agents before as a "hung" seat. Meaning, somewhere along the way someone had purchased, been upgraded, seat-change, etc and the computer still sees it as being occupied even though it isn't. So it got "hung" up on the seat map side, but not the reservation side. Happens quite frequently in just my personal experience.
That being said, is around 3 hours and 50 minutes roughly of travel worth $1700 to find that famous person?
That being said, is around 3 hours and 50 minutes roughly of travel worth $1700 to find that famous person?
Jan 10, 2019, 11:59 am
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Jan 10, 2019, 2:52 pm
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Since it's refundable, I would book it and demand my money back if I don't sit next to someone famous. Well, maybe on a sliding scale:
I want half back if it's not even a B-lister, and three quarters if they are famous only in their field, like the glue king of Sacramento or a starting athlete in a sport I don't follow, like badminton. Hmm, and if they were nominated without winning a Golden Globe last week, I want 25% back.
I want half back if it's not even a B-lister, and three quarters if they are famous only in their field, like the glue king of Sacramento or a starting athlete in a sport I don't follow, like badminton. Hmm, and if they were nominated without winning a Golden Globe last week, I want 25% back.
Jan 10, 2019, 3:16 pm
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So sometimes reservations and seat assignments are in the system but not valid.
Jan 10, 2019, 4:49 pm
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