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When can I see my seat number?

Your seat number will be shown on the boarding pass upon completion of check-in. Tips: Web check-in and Mobile check-in available 14 days prior to your flight departure up to 1 hour prior to STD (scheduled time of departure).



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If you were not assigned a seat, this likely means you booked a Basic Economy fare, which do not permit assigned seats prior to airport arrival. If you did not book a Basic Economy ticket, it could mean that the airline is not permitting pre-assigned seating at this time or they may only assign seating at Check In.

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Most airlines assign booked seats before your flight; see Planning your flight. A few airlines do not assign seats (e.g., Southwest), but do assign you a boarding group based on how early you confirm your flight on-line within 24 hours of the flight.

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Generally, normal aircrafts have ABC and DEF for each side of the aisle. If you want an aisle seat, avoid A seats, since those are located next to the window on most airlines. In jets with three-seat wide rows, C seats and D seats will usually be located closest to the aisle.

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Emphatically, no. You will likely get assigned a seat during check-in (though you should still skip it if the airline tries to tack on a fee) or, at the very least, at the gate. Again: You don't have to select a seat in order to get a seat. You just might get stuck with a suboptimal one if you choose to skip it.

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If half-cans of soda, 30 inches of legroom and rewards points get you excited, then you'll like it here. Why 17A? It's a great window seat in most planes and every blog deserves a name, right?

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The airlines will hold back some seats for assignment so that the gate agent have some leeway to put family traveling together, passengers with special needs, etc.

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Is seat A or B by the window? With few exceptions, the A seat will always be by the left window. The F seat will be by the right window in a narrow-body jet with a single aisle. They'll skip numbers to keep the naming scheme correct in smaller jets, often keeping C and D for the aisles.

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If you were not able to make an advance seat assignment, keep an eye on the seat map as these seats will begin to open up once check-in begins and then once the gate opens for the flight. If you see a note to see the agent on your boarding pass, you may be in luck.

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Do airlines sell the same seat twice? The airline oversells or double-books a seat. Even in this era of sophisticated computer systems, or perhaps because of them, airlines oversell flights and even, on rare occasions, sell the same seat to two people.

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Since there is no middle seats to left of the left aisle and to the right of the right aisle, the letter B is skipped (and K is skipped for the right-hand seats). If this numbering method is used it reduces confusion as A is always windows, C is always aisle etc.

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B - Economy/Coach – Usually an upgradable fare to Business.

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There is a long-held belief in many cultures that the number 13 is unlucky. And many airlines have responded to this by simply missing row 13 in their seat numbering. The rows jump straight from 12 to 14. This may seem strange to make such a change in the cabin based on a superstitious belief.

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Photo: When you are attributed the seat number 0 during check-in, that means there aren't any seat available. They won't even apologize, they simply don't care.

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