Originally Posted by
MSYtoJFKagain
This is an unintended benefit for people willing to pony up. I love it.
It is one of the reasons for BE. Seat assignments do matter and there are any number of people who will fly another carrier before they sit in a steerage middle seat near the lav on a long-haul flight (or even a micro-haul).
Major corporate contracts purchasing full Y tickets (albeit at a discount) at the last minute, complained bitterly when their people wound up stuffed into lousy middle seats.
While it's unlikely that the exit aisles are available at T-24, there is at least a better seating option for last minute (high fare) customers than before.