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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 10:38 am
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Originally Posted by MarkOK
See flight AA44 for a date I randomly picked next August. The only blue seats that a non elite or a BE would be able to pick from (at T-24) are the blue ones. The x'd out back seats are all blocked (the aisle seats are blocked for elites on non-BE tickets, the back middle is blocked for AA control), The green are available for upcharge to nonelites, and the orange are MCE.

Honestly, if AA wants to differentiate Regular Economy with BE, they should give a regular economy ticket holder better seat choice.
Mark, it was my understanding that at T-24, the main cabin customers (non elite) can choose any green seats for free if they are still there. I'm going to be losing my gold status this year (flew on awards) so I'd like clarification, please.
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