Originally Posted by
climbingbear
I am taking a flight next week on AS to Hawaii. Does AS ever discount the fee for selecting premium seats on the trip date (or closer to trip date)?
I looked at the seat map and at the moment, there are lots of premium seats available for selection. The current price is $79/seat, which is a little more than I want to spend.
Flying enough to earn MVP, Gold or 75K status will get you free premium class seating at T-48 hrs, T-72 hrs, at booking (respectively). Probably will cost you more than $79 to earn those, but that's another way to get it "discounted".