Originally Posted by
bubbashow
In my experience once you purchase the ticket and go back into your record, the exit rows are available, if indeed they are available
Correct, you can't select any of the preferred seats until your reservation is ticketed. If you book direct with Delta, that happens pretty quickly.
If you book via another ticketing agency, it could take a while.
My company uses BCD and my Delta tickets usually go through in less than an hour, sometimes just a few minutes.
David