Originally Posted by
ESpen36
VERY IMPORTANT: You will get "lay flat" seats ONLY if you are flying on one of the new international-configured B752s. While you cannot be 100% sure until you walk onto the aircraft (due to last-minute equipment swaps), you can have a pretty good sense within 24 hours of departure time by looking at the seat map.
If there are FOUR (4) rows in First Class, then AA is planning to use one of the newly-configured aircraft. If there are SIX (6) rows in First Class, then AA is planning to use one of the normal domestic-configured aircraft.
As I'm sure you know, there is a huge difference! Some PLTs would not want to burn stickers for the domestic-configured aircraft. Others would. Many might want to burn stickers for the international-configured aircraft. In the end, it's a personal choice.
Thanks for the warning! I made a poor assumption that i was on a 757 version 2 (when looking at seat guru) as the exit rows in coach matched up with what AA was offering. Of course when I look version 1, I see the same match up.
I definitely see no point in burning 3,000 miles worth of upgrades on a 2,600 mile (and change) flight if there is not even a lay flat bed.
At least I've got a window seat in the exit row right now (unfortunately not the coveted 10A or 10F one).
Question though, unless you have reserved a seat at the front of the plane, how do you get to see the seat configuration (let alone availability) of those seats?