Originally Posted by
tng11
At a few seconds past midnight [...] I saw the seat available on AA.com, but it would error out if I clicked it [...]
[...] the click through worked at about 12:15pm
That's standard and has been reported before, e.g.
here. Still frustrating, of course.
Originally Posted by
tng11
TL;DR: I spent 12 hours [...] to secure one measly F seat.
Measly?!? Once you take the flight I'll be very surprised if you regret the effort you put in.