Originally Posted by
ACA321
LI wonder, where will this bird be deployed? Would make sense to initially deploy it on LAA A319 routes where pax have bought tickets for that configuration.
It would make the most sense, but I don't know if LAA pilots can fly LUS metal yet, though. Going by the later posts, it's sticking to LUS routes at this time.
Originally Posted by
ACA321
I wonder what happens to pax who reserved row 4 on those flights where this aircraft is deployed. Row 4 is the bulkhead listed as MCE on the LUS A319. On this new config the bulkhead is row 8. Are pax originally seated in rows 4-7 now automatically reassigned rows 8-11 or are they just displaced to other open seats anywhere in the back? Seems that would be unfair, but wouldn't put it past AA... am interested to hear some first hand experience as these planes make their way around the LUS system.
All the more reason to diligently babysit those existing reservations on A319s in either cabin.
Ideally, it should shift the passengers in rows 4-7 back to rows 8-11, but in practice AA's algorithm for reassigning seats after a configuration change seems to just randomly assign new seats most of the time without consideration for the previous assignments.