Originally Posted by FemaleFlyer
BTW, pinniped, it is more important to me to get the leg room from the exit row (I'm a tall woman) than to have the seat beside me empty, or I would indeed choose a less-desirable row. Having both seats to myself is just a nice little perk sometimes.
I hear ya...I'm 6'3" so I always try to book exit row whenever possible. It used to be that AA would do courtesy seat-blocks for elites, but I do not think they do this anymore.
I don't fly RJ's much, which might be why I sometimes actually prefer 2 regular seats over 1 exit row seat. The seats are a bit comfier and I can fully sprawl out if I have window+middle. On a lightly-loaded flight, I'm happy to head to the back for plenty o' room.