Originally Posted by
FWAAA
The refund provisions in the international tariffs won't help the OP, who is complaining about MIA-LAX and OGG-DFW, but they are a recognition that buyers of premium international tickets should be able to switch flights penalty-free when their flight has "unacceptable" seats.
It isn't just international tariffs. This is in AA's schedule change rules generally and advisories to travel agents (who have the least power and are threatened with debit memos). Aircraft swaps, even ones that don't have seating issues, are treated as major schedule changes.
Originally Posted by
rjw242
Eventually, but they'll likely be on the Hawaii routes for a while. And whatever replaces them will probably have us pining for the 2-2-2 config
There isn't anything else in the fleet they can use that doesn't have flat beds or isn't getting them. There is nothing smaller/more poorly configured that can make DFW-Hawaii.
Originally Posted by
ThreeJulietTango
Is the NGBC seat really that bad? What's the difference in recline? 10°? 20°?
The recline difference is about that, but that really isn't the biggest problem. Greater issues are aisle access and ergonomics.