J on 30 seat 763 - downguage to 24/25 seat?
May 27, 2007, 8:55 am
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J on 30 seat 763 - downguage to 24/25 seat?
Wife and I are scheduled to fly AC877 on June 21 from FRA to YYZ in J (on AE award ticket). A/C is currently scheduled as 30 seat 763 with all J seats already sold (seat map showed all 30 seats occupied). What happens if the aircraft is downguaged to a 25 seater or XM 24 seat? Has AC really only sold 24 seats on this flight?
Obviously, I don't want to fly in Y and am considering calling AE to try and switch to the flight in June 22. Any suggestions on how to deal with this possibility?
Thanks!
Obviously, I don't want to fly in Y and am considering calling AE to try and switch to the flight in June 22. Any suggestions on how to deal with this possibility?
Thanks!
May 27, 2007, 9:03 am
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AC sells a maximum of 25 J seats (assuming no need for crew rest seats) on 763's even if they've scheduled a 30-seat aircraft. The last five seats on a 30-seat layout always show as "occupied".
You will be fine.
You will be fine.
May 27, 2007, 11:38 am
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What about a 333? I'm confirmed "I" for a LHR-YYZ flight (it is still showing lots of seats, but it isn't until July).
The 333 has 42 J seats, so if the plane is changed we are definitely going to go down to a lower number of seats. I'm only Prestige, so I assume I'd be the first to lose my seat. Is that correct?
The 333 has 42 J seats, so if the plane is changed we are definitely going to go down to a lower number of seats. I'm only Prestige, so I assume I'd be the first to lose my seat. Is that correct?
May 27, 2007, 12:09 pm
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May 27, 2007, 3:19 pm
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[KVS Availability Tool 2.8.2/Platinum - Worldspan Seat Map: 21 Jun 2007/AC 877/FRA-YYZ/763/C]
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AVAIL: 10 A B C ETC N-NSST >INFO ACMAP(
TAKEN: . S-SMST E-EMERGENCY EXIT
01 AC0877 21JUN 763 SEATPLAN FOR FRA-YYZ * CON 0/30/182
NO SMOKING FLIGHT
A C D F K
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LAV GALLEY
01 .L .L DL FL .L 01
02 . . . . . 02
03 . . . F . 03
04 . . . . . 04
05 . . . . . 05
06 .P .P .P .P .P 06
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May 27, 2007, 8:03 pm
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Wife and I are scheduled to fly AC877 on June 21 from FRA to YYZ in J (on AE award ticket). A/C is currently scheduled as 30 seat 763 with all J seats already sold (seat map showed all 30 seats occupied). What happens if the aircraft is downguaged to a 25 seater or XM 24 seat? Has AC really only sold 24 seats on this flight?
Obviously, I don't want to fly in Y and am considering calling AE to try and switch to the flight in June 22. Any suggestions on how to deal with this possibility?
Thanks!
Obviously, I don't want to fly in Y and am considering calling AE to try and switch to the flight in June 22. Any suggestions on how to deal with this possibility?
Thanks!
If you had confirmed seats, I'd bet that you were OK. Also you might consider booking on the earlier flight because the 333 has more J seats, and if something were to happen, you still have a fall back at 10PM
DF