MilesBuzz! - ITN seat maps -- there must be an easier way?

Have any of you used the ITN seat map function before? It's very helpful in finding out what kind of seats are available / whether the agent you just spoke with has any clue about the seating, but I wonder if there's a faster way to get this map (without going through all the screens of flight choices, fares, etc.)?

sorry to ask but where do you find seat maps on the internet?

Gff: go check out http://www.itn.net and
you'll get an overhead cabin map after you
choose an itinerary, but before yo actually
have to book it.

JD

but be advised that the seat map feature does not work with internet explorer 4.0. use IE3.0, or netscape. it's a known problem that ITN says they are working on.

I use the seat map in United Connection, but not all flights are shown. Also, some flights appear to be very full, but were not full when I have boarded the plane.

John

United Connection, it appears, uses ITN software. Also, in using Expedia (which doesn't), you cannot get to LH seat maps via UA (i.e. UA codeshare flight, flown by LH, ticketed on UA doesn't have seating available on Expedia).

I just used the seat maps on ITN to check out my flights tomorrow ... pretty cool.

The only weird thing was that I'm on a 757 flight tomorrow, which has 24 seats up front (on Delta), but the Row 1, Seats C&D do not show up on the seat map ...

beckles:

delta has 45 757s in its fleet which accommodate 180 passengers, six which accommodate 182 passengers and 40 which accommodate 183 passengers. the plane you are flying on is probably one of the 180-seat planes with a closet in the place of seats C&D.

I used the seating program on BIZTRAVEL to book an airline ticket for my friend HOLLY to go Houston (JAWS-LAND) to ATL around Valentine's day. SUrprisingly the seat map came up and I was able to get her decent seats (She'll still won't be happy they're not close enough to the front exit though but they are close.) It worked and my reservation went through with no problems.

But the seating thing is sporatic. I have problems on the UA connections site getting
seats.

Also I notice a Lot of seats are already reserved, probably for elite members who can't get into First and others already purchased. CATMAN

For UA there is a set map in the World Wide Timetable that lists all UA aircraft. Finding out precisely which plane you will be on requires a call to UA reservations though.

Very nice! I just looked up my SJC-ATL-STL-SJC trip for next week and noticed that all my "premium" seats were booked as well as the one next to mine ... a very nice service that AA provides to their FF's.

Sometimes these x'ed out seats are just being held for allocation at the airport, so they may actually be empty ... But if the plane looks pretty much sold out from the seat map, you know that you're probably set for a cramped flight!

So... back to the original question,

Is there any quicker way to get interactive seat map information? (other than going through all the menus of itn.net?)

Just noticed this. UA has a page that shows the detailed seat maps like those shown in the time table books.

http://www.ual.com/traveler/On_Board/seating.asp

I think the bottom line is that like actual
mileage flown, it's still not something we're
going to be able to pin down exactly. The
net/web have allowed us to refine our searches and interactions with reservations
people considerably, but there's still some
things they're not going to tell you.

Still, it's much better than just casting
about in the dark and having to take whatever
they give you like most people do.

I get the feeling that some people haven't yet tried the ITN seat map function, and are confused as to what it is...

ITN shows you both the seating configuration (which can be had from timetables or websites) *AND* the seats that are now actually filled! I am unaware of any other site that does this, or a quicker way to get to this info. Anyone?

But ITN does not show a realistic lay out of the seats and may not have the best info. on the actual seat occupancy...

I regularly use the ITN seating guide and find it very helpful. With the UA seat plans, Reservations have told me that up to 40% of coach is blocked out for their elite members. This also applies to exit rows in business class on 747s. Often, you will also note 8 seats available in first in the "flight details "page on a 737 but one or two already blocked in the map! This also applies to transatlantic 767s.The latter are apparently for flight crew.
I make my bookings via UA Reservations with the seating map on my computer screen in front of me. You get maximum information this way. If I dont get my preferred seating , I check weekly until I do.
The ITN program is a little slow but I still it very helpful.

I am afraid that I have to disagree with kyklin and agree with jerry grant. Last week, I had a reservation on AA through aa.com. I called the 800 number and got my favorite coach seat booked. The following day, I got the e-mail about the TheTrip.com triple mile deal. I immediately opened 3 sessions of Netscape. I called up my aa reservation in one, called up the ITN seats in another (with my seats shown as booked, and started booking my same trip again at TheTrip.com. When I was reeady to do seat assignments on TheTrip.com (which uses ITN), I cancelled my AA reservation, immediately acccessed the seat assignment section of my TheTrip booking, oted that my fav seats were now free, but restricted as premium. I picked the premium seats (which I am eligible for) and completed my booking. I received confirmation immediately from TheTrip that all had been approved.

I can find the seat maps on www.itn.net, (http://www.itn.net,) but where can I find information such as A9, F9, etc...

Thanks.

You have to change your profile to "expert mode" and the seating availability will display.

How do you change to expert mode? Thanks

Get an account at itn. Login to your account, select change profile, then change the display option.
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