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Old Apr 2, 2019, 3:18 pm
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MiamiAirport Formerly NY George
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Originally Posted by Cledaybuck
Why? Just to punish people who buy BE? You are not going to move enough seats to be able to fit another row. I highly doubt AA would reconfigure the whole plane to give each economy seat another 1/2" of legroom. I guess they could make an additional row toward the back MCE without re configuring the whole plane, but I am not sure it would be very popular.
AA might see it as a way to encourage more people to buy MC when they see the seat pitch. It would also means customers get what they pay for. Why should the person that ended up in MCE on a BE fare get the same benefits as the pax that shelled out extra $$ for BE?
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