When you book the tickets set a phone reminder/calendar appointment etc to check-in as soon as T-48 opens - I usually get Row 3 flying outside of peak times using this method.
I gave up getting Row 3 as SG so have been upgrading all my flights to business with points to hit WP... so I hope they don't make it too easy now for SG to get them too
I had asked a few times in the lounge or call centre or priority check-in but nobody ever wanted to do it. Also OLCI never showed.. [although this is over 3 months ago, all my recent have been J or XR]
checked in at T-48 for PER>PHE on the E190. The seat map looked like a non-refurbed E190 without business (they don't sell Business on these flights, but I thought they still had the seats). Was able to get seat 1D as SG. This will be my last flight as SG anyway.
Seq #1 but half the seats in the first three rows already blocked out.
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