Can you change seats once booked ?
Jan 28, 2015, 3:41 am
#1
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Can you change seats once booked ?
Hey guys,
Am flying with AA from LHR to LAX (in May), flight 109 (codeshare with US Airways)...
I booked via a broker for a US Airways ticket on the AA plane, so my guess is, I have the lowest economy seat ticket...
At the moment, when I log-in to AA, I can see our booking, and it will let me pick seats, lets me pick for free the seats you 'Dont' want, and it gives me options of:
$65 each for the couples seat at rear of the plane...
or $135 / $109 for 2 seats in Main Cabin Extra...
My thought is the MCE seats are not worth that cost...
However, I was thinking about booking 2 seats on the last row of 3 at the rear of the plane, booking: A & C
The flight is on a Sunday, so am guessing it wont be a mega full flight....
However, I read that when u check-in 24hrs to go, I can then pick any seat in economy, as long as its not been booked already...
So plan would be to book A & C seats in a 3 row config, then as soon as they become available for free, book the 2 row config at the rear of the plane...
Can I do that, change seats on the flights ?
Am flying with AA from LHR to LAX (in May), flight 109 (codeshare with US Airways)...
I booked via a broker for a US Airways ticket on the AA plane, so my guess is, I have the lowest economy seat ticket...
At the moment, when I log-in to AA, I can see our booking, and it will let me pick seats, lets me pick for free the seats you 'Dont' want, and it gives me options of:
$65 each for the couples seat at rear of the plane...
or $135 / $109 for 2 seats in Main Cabin Extra...
My thought is the MCE seats are not worth that cost...
However, I was thinking about booking 2 seats on the last row of 3 at the rear of the plane, booking: A & C
The flight is on a Sunday, so am guessing it wont be a mega full flight....
However, I read that when u check-in 24hrs to go, I can then pick any seat in economy, as long as its not been booked already...
So plan would be to book A & C seats in a 3 row config, then as soon as they become available for free, book the 2 row config at the rear of the plane...
Can I do that, change seats on the flights ?
Jan 28, 2015, 5:43 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Posts: 3,049
Yes, you can change your seats anytime you want, but the later you leave it the higher the chance that someone else will take the seats you want...
So if your plan is to grab seats at the 24 hour point then do plan to log in right around then as many others will be doing the same thing ...
So if your plan is to grab seats at the 24 hour point then do plan to log in right around then as many others will be doing the same thing ...
Jan 28, 2015, 6:02 am
#3
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My thought is the MCE seats are not worth that cost...
However, I was thinking about booking 2 seats on the last row of 3 at the rear of the plane, booking: A & C
The flight is on a Sunday, so am guessing it wont be a mega full flight....
However, I read that when u check-in 24hrs to go, I can then pick any seat in economy, as long as its not been booked already...
So plan would be to book A & C seats in a 3 row config, then as soon as they become available for free, book the 2 row config at the rear of the plane...
Can I do that, change seats on the flights ?
However, I was thinking about booking 2 seats on the last row of 3 at the rear of the plane, booking: A & C
The flight is on a Sunday, so am guessing it wont be a mega full flight....
However, I read that when u check-in 24hrs to go, I can then pick any seat in economy, as long as its not been booked already...
So plan would be to book A & C seats in a 3 row config, then as soon as they become available for free, book the 2 row config at the rear of the plane...
Can I do that, change seats on the flights ?
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Ame...777-300_ER.php
Jan 29, 2015, 7:30 am
#4
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: UK
Programs: Gold 5*
Posts: 150
Cheers guys 
Plan is to fly MCE on the way back, as our trip is all about going to Vegas, so should have a nice win to pay the extra on the seats!
Usually fly the couples seats on the 747 planes at the rear, just AA charging $65 for those at the moment, trying to avoid that, but at same time, trying to avoid being sat next to someone too!
Plan is to fly MCE on the way back, as our trip is all about going to Vegas, so should have a nice win to pay the extra on the seats!
Usually fly the couples seats on the 747 planes at the rear, just AA charging $65 for those at the moment, trying to avoid that, but at same time, trying to avoid being sat next to someone too!