purchases & AAdvantage say they see the purchase but they don’t deal with seating assignments. Mind you it takes anywhere from 40min to an hour to get through to each of these departments. Apparently the only department that works is the mileage deduction department 😡 I have so much to...
American Airlines basic economy tickets don’t allow free seat assignments in advance for most customers. You’ll be automatically assigned a seat at check-in (which can either be at the airport, or starting 24 hours out via online check-in). However, when booking a basic economy fare: All...
These planes don’t appear clearly in schedules, and are assigned close-in to travel. So it’s possible to have seat assignments displaced when CR7s are swapped out for these E-175s. American Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 American isn’t pushed into taking large regional jets and putting just 5...
so there’s no way to know at the time of booking which product you’ll get. By default, American will display the Super Diamond seat map (since those planes are more common). Then within a few days of departure, American starts to firm up aircraft assignments, and adjusts ...
In the coming months, American and JetBlue plan to roll out more elite benefits. This includes preferred seating assignments. As Alison Tayler, American's Chief Customer Officer, states: “The Northeast Alliance (NEA) is moving ahead, implementing more consumer benefits that demonstrate our apprecia...
Next week,@USDOTwill publish a family seating dashboard to show which airlines guarantee families can sit together for free. I appreciate American Airlines becoming the first U.S. airline to commit to putting this guarantee in its customer service plan.https://t.co/5bO...
Today I checked on the reservations and all but one of the RESERVED SEATING assignments were changed. I was told that when you buy your tickets the ONLY thing they guarantee is to get you to your destination. The first person I talked to was very rude so I asked for a Supervisor. She...
Basic Economy passengers can pay extra for seat assignments 48 hours before the flight. Flight changes. Basic Economy passengers won’t be eligible for upgrades or same-day standby or flight changes, making the tickets “use it or lose it.” Loyalty earnings. Basic Economy customers will...
Dinner might be in either Zurich or Chicago (or so the dining cars are named.) Choose one tonight, another tomorrow. Or stake out a claim. No set seating assignments. Dinner aboard the AOE photo: courtesy AOE Warm lamplight spills across the tables, seating for two or four. Dine where ...
Fees for checking a bag were greatly expanded more than a decade ago. Many airlines also charge extra for seat assignments, more legroom, priority boarding and other perks, and those fees provided a growing source of revenue for airlines until the pandemic hit. NewsTravel News ...