Originally Posted by
Gamecock
Flying Y is not preferred. But for many of us paying for J is even worse!
If you have't yet earned enough miles for an upgrade, I would vote for the seat with extra pitch. That is in principle mind you, never been on JL, but I would fly Y on AA anyday over LH or BA steerage.
But that extra pitch and width on AA will quickly disappear once your neighbors settled down in their seats