Originally Posted by
ESpen36
One important distinction:
With the new seat maps, ANYONE can view available Q-blocked seats. With the old system, Q-blocked seats would show up as "occupied." Now, with the purple shading, you don't have to be logged in with an elite AAdvantage number to see exit rows and other Q-blocked seats.
When I check the seat map w/o logging in, I see the "preferred seats" w/a purple background but w/gray (=occupied) seats. When I logon, the purple background stays but the seats are now beige (=available).