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May 30, 2009 | 1:06 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JY1024

Row 9 on a 757 is not under airport control. You can check AA.com at any time to see if those seats open up. If not, then you can always keep checking at the airport (at check-in, at the gate, or at the AC) to see if they open up. Only elites can reserve those seats in advance, so as the upgrade list clears, sometimes tthe better exit row seats free up.

I don't believe the OP mentioned elite level.
Row 9 is preferred seating, so that would only be open to Elites before they go to airport control. If the seats are booked, then I recommend the OP check back, as elites will vacates these if/when upgrades clear.