Spotting These Numbers On Your Boarding Pass Could Spell Disaster

Boarding pass with passportWe’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how spotting “SSSS” on your boarding pass could mean your flight will take a little longer.That’s because the four letters stand for ‘Secondary Security Screening Selection’, which might mean you go through a more involved scanning and searching process when passing security. But it turns out that the numbers following your “SEQ”, or “sequence”, letters could affect your ability to board a flight on some airlines, especially budget ones, Simple Flying shared.What does your SEQ code mean on a boarding pass?It simply refers to when you checked in.If you have a SEQ/10, that means you were the 10th person checked onto that flight.Often, this has no effect whatsoever on your journey – it just reveals where you were in the queue to board. Passengers who pre-booked a seat ought to still keep it, etc. But sometimes, per the U.S. Department of Transportation, this number might land you in trouble in cases of overbooked flights or first-come, first-served deals. “If there are not enough passengers who are willing to give up their seats voluntarily, an airline may deny you a seat on an aircraft based on criteria that it establishes, such as the passenger’s check-in time, the fare paid by the passenger, or the passenger’s frequent flyer status,” they shared. In other words, those who checked in last might be selected to step off of an overbooked plane first.This depends on the airline you’ve picked, however. Each one will have different protocols.Your SEQ code could land you a worse seat, too Again, those who’ve pre-booked a seat need not worry about losing it thanks solely to their SEQ code.But according to Simple Flying, some airlines pick seats for passengers in order of arrival. In that case, they shared, those who check in last might be left with the least desirable seat.Related...Oh Good – Apparently Hot Showers After A Flight Are A Terrible IdeaWhen You Check In For A Flight Matters – Here's How It Could Make Or Break Your Trip9 Myths About Flight Attendants That Are 'Just Plain Insulting'

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