According to the crew, after the previous tragedy, that specific seat number had been decommissioned and removed from the airline’s booking software for “safety and psychological reasons.” There was no digital path for a ticket to be issued for that spot, yet Alyssa was sitting in it with a printed boarding pass. The “mismatch” wasn’t a security threat—it was an impossibility.
As the realization dawned on her, Alyssa looked at the door, but the captain’s voice returned, announcing that they had missed their window. They weren’t taking off, and security was now boarding to find out how a “ghost” had checked into a dead man’s seat.
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