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Article: GETTING AISLE SEATS IN THE AIR TAKES MORE THAN PLANNING.(TRAVEL)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- October 24, 1993
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Byline: BETSY WADE - New York Times
Who gets the good seats in the coach section of an airplane?
The answer is as fraught with hierarchy as Byzantium. When the travel agent opens the computer record for your coach flight, seeking to get you into an aisle seat close to the front exit, the diagram may show that that seat and other aisle seats back quite a way have been designated for frequent-flier members with high mileages or those who pay the full coach price.
Whatever the terminology, the computer may "rope off" choice seats for passengers who travel the airline often or reserve at the last minute and thus at a high price.
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