Originally Posted by
dwcatty
lol, is someone at American reading this? After I just posted at 4:33 I went into my reservations at AA(dot)com and guess what? MCE had gone back down to the previous level and I snagged a pair quickly. Squeaky wheel? Fate? Whatever - done and I think worth the cost on the 10 hour flight.
Computer algorithm. Also, seeing the seat map isn't an accurate indication of how full the flight is. Many people buy their ticket but don't choose a seat so 50 people could have bought tickets between the times you look at the seatmap and to you it wouldn't look any different.