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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 10:23 am
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Originally Posted by vincepoy
Never used EF but how accurate and how often is the data on EF updated? With the view seat map on aa.com, how do you tell if it's blocked vs someone actually selected that seat?
EF updates seat maps in near real time through a call to AA systems. If I change my seat on AA.com, and then immediately check on EF, the change is reflected.

On AA.com, you can't tell if the seat has been assigned, or blocked. On EF, you can.
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