Ahh! the sweet old days BC, when almost every flight from HKG-MAA or MAA-HKG were op-up'ed to PE as OWE ... For me it was once at check-in at MAA and other times at the gate - scan the BP, red light flashes with the message "SEAT ERROR", agent checks the computer, strikes off the Y seat # from the BP, writes down the new PE seat # ... and promptly welcomed by the FA after seated, the FAs on CX carried a water bottle with them and each time someone stopped at my seat, they offer a bottle of water - on the spot... God, I wish those days are back ...
