Originally Posted by
cparekh
This got me to thinking, how are standby seats chosen? Is it random? Do they start from the front and move back? Aisles first, windows, middle? Does anyone know. Usually, the only time I get a middle, is when no aisle is available.
I don't think the agent's behavior is common. As a Plat standby, I often get an exit row, and the agent will apologize that it's not exit row aisle. I don't think I have ever received a middle seat as an AA Plat standby. Buy some stickers already!