Delta "Seat Request"

JDE · November 22nd, 2005, 23:02

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!!

Kristie · November 22nd, 2005, 23:17

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?

JDE · November 22nd, 2005, 23:31

s**t....yeah, i bought it on expedia this morning...

DL 1881 ATL-MCI

Kristie · November 23rd, 2005, 01:00

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?

tripleseven · November 23rd, 2005, 01:02

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.

tripleseven · November 23rd, 2005, 01:03

Hmmm...I wonder what "SSSS" means.

Kristie · November 23rd, 2005, 01:15

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.

Philip · November 23rd, 2005, 01:36

delta's online booking has been wonky lately. I had trouble last week too.

OldTownPilot · November 23rd, 2005, 08:12

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.

Mr_Creepy · November 23rd, 2005, 09:16

I didn't think we were supposed to talk about what those "SSSS"s mean!

BobDDuck · November 23rd, 2005, 10:14

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!

Doug Taylor · November 23rd, 2005, 11:05

Aww, how come I never get any USAir questions or anything. Geez!

pilot602 · November 23rd, 2005, 11:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Aww, how come I never get any USAir questions or anything. Geez!

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!?!!

Doug Taylor · November 23rd, 2005, 11:34

602, you're supposed to type "bump" and THEN in a seperate post make the above statement!

Maximillian_Jenius · November 23rd, 2005, 11:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Aww, how come I never get any USAir questions or anything. Geez!

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?

-thre was that good for you?

-Matthew

pilot602 · November 23rd, 2005, 11:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

602, you're supposed to type "bump" and THEN in a seperate post make the above statement!

Ah ... ya don't post for awhile and ya go an forget the little things about forum ettiquite.

Kristie · November 23rd, 2005, 15:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Creepy

I didn't think we were supposed to talk about what those "SSSS"s mean!

hey, if CNN can do it - why can't we?! hahaha

OldTownPilot · November 23rd, 2005, 16:32

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...

Kristie · November 23rd, 2005, 17:48

well, it certainly makes sense!

JDE · November 24th, 2005, 00:02

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!!

slowandlow · November 24th, 2005, 00:30

Did you have a little talk with the pilot for not telling you that you would be 9 whole minutes late, therefore your family had to drive around the airport one more time waiting for you...I would have been furious.

Glad you made your flight.

aloft · November 24th, 2005, 01:26

According to a Google search, SSSS is the Sassy Secretaries Secret Society!

I'm not kidding!

I've gotten flagged every time I've used a buddy pass in the last year. Methinks it has something to do with last-minute travel.

roundout · November 24th, 2005, 13:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by aloft

Methinks it has something to do with last-minute travel.

you're heading in the right direction.

JDE · November 24th, 2005, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowandlow

Did you have a little talk with the pilot for not telling you that you would be 9 whole minutes late, therefore your family had to drive around the airport one more time waiting for you...I would have been furious.

Glad you made your flight.

Nah, I went easy on him...it was Thanksgiving and all

. And we all know I've never been late!!

November 22nd, 2005, 23:02	#1
JDE Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,517	Delta "Seat Request" 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!! __________________ Jason

November 22nd, 2005, 23:17	#2
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 18,219 Blog Entries: 3	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? __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

November 22nd, 2005, 23:31	#3
JDE Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,517	s**t....yeah, i bought it on expedia this morning... DL 1881 ATL-MCI __________________ Jason

November 23rd, 2005, 01:00	#4
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 18,219 Blog Entries: 3	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? __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

November 23rd, 2005, 01:15	#7
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 18,219 Blog Entries: 3	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. __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

November 23rd, 2005, 01:02	#5
tripleseven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: KSMX Posts: 181	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.

November 23rd, 2005, 01:03	#6
tripleseven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: KSMX Posts: 181	Hmmm...I wonder what "SSSS" means.

November 23rd, 2005, 01:36	#8
Philip Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: KAPA Posts: 1,522	delta's online booking has been wonky lately. I had trouble last week too.

November 23rd, 2005, 08:12	#9
OldTownPilot Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: BGR (Bangor, ME) Posts: 2,932 Blog Entries: 4	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.

November 23rd, 2005, 09:16	#10
Mr_Creepy Old Skool Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the O-zone Posts: 5,807	I didn't think we were supposed to talk about what those "SSSS"s mean! __________________ "You know you're winning an argument with a liberal when they start calling you names" (insert any political group you want and stop calling me names) johntenney.com johntenneyracing.com Myspace

November 23rd, 2005, 10:14	#11
BobDDuck Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Left Seat Posts: 5,564	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! __________________ TBJC08 The Gear Monkey The Gear Monkey Store

November 23rd, 2005, 11:05	#12
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,600 Blog Entries: 1	Aww, how come I never get any USAir questions or anything. Geez! __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

November 23rd, 2005, 11:34	#14
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,600 Blog Entries: 1	602, you're supposed to type "bump" and THEN in a seperate post make the above statement! __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

November 23rd, 2005, 16:32	#18
OldTownPilot Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: BGR (Bangor, ME) Posts: 2,932 Blog Entries: 4	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...

November 23rd, 2005, 17:48	#19
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 18,219 Blog Entries: 3	well, it certainly makes sense! __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

November 24th, 2005, 00:02	#20
JDE Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,517	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!! __________________ Jason

November 24th, 2005, 00:30	#21
slowandlow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: So. California (KSLI) Posts: 309	Did you have a little talk with the pilot for not telling you that you would be 9 whole minutes late, therefore your family had to drive around the airport one more time waiting for you...I would have been furious. Glad you made your flight. __________________ "Air Force Four-Five, it appears your engine has...oh, disregard...I see you've already ejected"

November 24th, 2005, 01:26	#22
aloft Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop Posts: 6,871	According to a Google search, SSSS is the Sassy Secretaries Secret Society! I'm not kidding! I've gotten flagged every time I've used a buddy pass in the last year. Methinks it has something to do with last-minute travel. __________________ Commercial Pilot, ASEL/AMEL/IA 900+ TT/25 ME Mountain-qualified Search & Rescue/Disaster Relief Mission Pilot, Civil Air Patrol B.S., Psychology, Univ of Utah

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