You're a far more patient person than I. To have the airline personnel tell me it was MY problem for not double checking them at that point in the process would have really made me very angry. It seems logical that once you've actually checked in at a ticket counter and the ticketing agent has provided you with a boarding pass with a specified seat number, you shouldn't need to check further with other agents as to whether or not you really have a seat. They have the computer right there in front of them. Even if you printed your boarding pass at home upon checking in at the airport they should have verified that all was right and particularly today with all the extra security measures in effect. If there had been a change of equipment, they should have known that, too.

But in the end, you made it to and from St. Maarten without a major incident and you didn't have to fly in the restroom.

I truly believe, it doesn't matter who you fly with, if you fly often and/or long enough, there's bound to be an issue now and then and usually it's not the issue itself but the way in which it was handled that makes the ultimate final impression on you. Hope the rest of the trip was good. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />