Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
Those are HKI ("I"nconvenienced ).
After a certain percentage of seats are sold, the seat #s are not assigned.. Gives the gate agent some flexibility to seat families together, put Stretch in the emergency exit row, give the fraud service dog in its own seat, etc. The folks who weren't assigned (and can't choose) their seats online are HKs.
My wife was gonna go with me on a CPH trip, plenty open. 30 HKs showed up a few hours prior. I asked the gate agent what happened. SAS canceled from SEA.
From travelnet HKI=
USE ONLY WHEN PAX HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY AN IROP. USE OF THE //HKI// CODE MEANS THE PAX NAME WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE - **REBOOKED LIST** ON GIDS.