[dixie]

Originally Posted by smallworld

I've always been able to book seats ahead of time on UA and other airlines. However, if the airline decides to change airplanes and its a different configuration, "all bets are off" so to speak. That's what happened in the incident I posted about earlier in the thread. I think the tracker would notify you ahead of time if that happens.

Oh sorry I see now what you mean. Yes that would be a very useful tool to have. Nothing exists like that here, I mean even the seat booking option I originally thought you meant is only available on a very few airlines.

[Cavey]

The last four times I flew, I was assigned a middle seat, with no aisle seats available. This includes trying to get an aisle seat online just before driving to the airport. Every time, I check in, they ask me if I'd like an aisle seat and move me. Go figure.

And there's no way I'm going to allow an airline to put my kids in a row away from the rest of the family. I'm not paying for a service to ensure this. I'll just put up a stink at the counter.