When to use and avoid Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia

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8-05-2008 @ 3:38PM

Leslie said...

Robin,
Not having a seat pre assigned has nothing to do with having a seat on the plane. Any airline or travel agent should tell you that pre-flight seat assignments are a courtasy and that only a small percentage of seats are made available for pre travel assignment. The bulk of available seats are held back for day of travel assignemt by airline agents at the airport. Not having a "seat" on a flight usually means everyone else on the (always overbooked) flight showed up earlier than you, and you were bumped from a full flight. The remedy for this is to show up and check in EARLY for your flight . Even with a "seat assignment", if you show up late and they will give "your seat" to someone who checked in before you.

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