Delta "Seat Request"

JDE

JDE

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Ok, so I printed off my boarding pass to go home tomorrow. On my flight from ATL-MCI, instead of a seat number it says "Seat Request". Does that mean I don't have a seat unless someone cancels/no show's or gives up their seat? My gut feeling tells me I'll be spending a good amount of time in ATL tomorrow with an eat s**t and die look on my face. So if anyone is there, look for me!!
 
you "bought" a ticket and have a seat request form? hmmmm....usually, only non-revs or people trying to upgrade get that form.. are you trying upgrade or are you non-revving??

what flight number?
 
hmmm (after looking)... my bet is that they couldn't assign you a seat number.

do you have any S's on the bottom of it - like "SSSSSSS" type thing?
 
Im not too sure how the DL system work but on the UA side the downline station can put a flight into what we call gate control for a reason known to that station. This means seat assignments are given at the gate and the pax gets a DM or Departure Management card with the pax's appropriate Boarding Priority on it. Like Kristie said, its the same type of card a non-rev would recieve. My suggestion, call DL and ask about status of the flight or check the website. Otherwise when you get to the airport and to your assigned gate, IMMEDIATELY go to the gate agent and make yourself known and ask for your seat or status of getting a seat (in a respectable, non-demanding manner, of course). But again this is just on the UA side.
 
hehe...ya never know... maybe that's why he got a seat request card!

but anyways, I agree with tripleseven... the status of the flight should be fine - everything looks normal on my end and it's not oversold (yet)...but check in with the gate agent once you get thru security and find out what the dealio is and what seat you'll be occupying.
 
Its not a selectee thing as they can not check in online, and at the airport they are given normal boarding cards that have 4 extra letters on them.

As for the seat request there are always day of departure seats available, check at the gate whwn you get there. at least by checking in online you should be on of the frst revenue SBs on the list (it goes by checkin time).

Edit: Just checking the airport stand by list, he made it as all "HKs" got on as well as a good number of non revs.
 
John, I ran into a Midway friend of yours yesterday. D Gwynn says hi.

Yeah, that SSSS stuff is TOP SECRET. That's why CNN did a thing on it last month!
 
Aww, how come I never get any USAir questions or anything. Geez!
 
Doug Taylor said:
Aww, how come I never get any USAir questions or anything. Geez!
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Why did AmWest bow/bend over for UsAir? And how long do you think it'll be before they start hiring!? Huh? Hmmm? WTF, why didn't you answer this before I posted it!?!!:sarcasm: :p
 
602, you're supposed to type "bump" and THEN in a seperate post make the above statement! :)
 
Doug Taylor said:
Aww, how come I never get any USAir questions or anything. Geez!
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Okay...I just saw a US AIRWAYS A321 fly over Tempe town lake it turned to a southeast heading over the lake instead of the normal 4-5 DME from PXR inbound to the IWA vortac...why'd it do that?

:p -thre was that good for you?

-Matthew
 
Doug Taylor said:
602, you're supposed to type "bump" and THEN in a seperate post make the above statement! :)
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Ah ... ya don't post for awhile and ya go an forget the little things about forum ettiquite. :D
 
Sorry to unleash a can of worms but the "S" thing is not too secretive. The reason "S" people can't print boarding cards at home is because there are too many easy ways for the boarding pass to be altered. I hope I did not give out too much info, but everything that I said is basicly common public knowledge, except maybe the online thing. Some of us airline people try to make this a secretive thing when it really is not.

Doug et al. if you feel what I said is in appropriate go ahead and remove it, no hard feelings...
 
Kind of late posting, but here I am nevertheless. Once the gate agent got there, I went up to him and he got me a seat. There were quite a few people who had to do the same thing. So...I made it home on time (well, 9 minutes late...but who's couting :)) and I'm ready for some turkey and fun times with the family! I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!! :D
 
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