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Old Jun 28, 2021 | 10:26 am
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Originally Posted by MarkOK
I think it is a crime that AA sells MC as a product that allows for seat selection (compared to BE), but then marks half the plane's seats as 'preferred' with ~30$ and up charges each way each seat. Are you paying for seat selection or the opportunity to pay for seat selection? It's often the latter.
Is this new? At the start of the year I flew a BE ticket and was able to purchase preferred/MCE/whatever I wanted at booking.
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