sdsearch

Late last week I booked a flight (for later in June) LAX-PDX-LAX and was able to buy a window seat in the second exit row in one direction for $15 (roughly half the PE price on the mirror flight in the other direction). In the other direction a few PE seats were available but all the exit row seats showed unavailable.

When did this start? I just remember info about fees for exit row seats being buried in a thread about all sorts of upcoming fees, but never saw anything about this specific fee actually being in place or a start date announced for it.

I have no status at AS; I used to get free exit rows due to my LT Plat status at AA. So I actually like this fee, when it can save me money relative to buying PE.

Tracer_SEA

Just curious what flight #s you booked on?

It looks like they are now selling Row 9 (the non-reclining exit row) on the A320s as Premium Class (that's new -- it used to be only Row 10)....

But in a quick look I did not see any flights where they were selling exit rows for a different price

eponymous_coward

If you're on an AS 1xxx flight, that's an ex-VX plane. Exit rows are PC there...

UAPremierExec

Whispers from Alaska were that the company was waiting for the RED smorgasbord to end before they included row 9 as premium, as it costs a lot of money to reprogram RED.

UAPremierExec

Just checked a few markets:

Juneau-Seattle on a "G" fare - exit rows were blocked, 737-900. Premium seat was $29.

Anchorage - Seattle on a "K" fare - exit rows also blocked,737-800 Premium seat was $39

LAX - HNL - all exits/bh are premium, $99. A320

SFO-DCA - exit rows blocked, premium cabin seats are $129 - A321

ASA_1

Are the exit row seats free for MVP level elites? or just Gold and 75k?

be_rettSEA

As of now, yes, exit rows qualify as "preferred seating" and are free for MVPs.

3Cforme

Do they allow a buy up on AS award tickets? Award tickets issued by partners?

sdsearch

Flight 543 up (where I bought the PC for $29), flight 562 down (where I bought the exit row for $15). Clearly not a 1xxx flight. Both evening flights (Fri up, Sat back down).

ExpertFlyer shows 543 as a 73J and 562 as a 73G (737-700). EF doesn't explain the 73J coding. I booked the 562 for Sat 23 Jun.

EF shows plenty exit row seats remaining on both flights, so presumably the exit row was blocked on 543 for me but shown on 562 to me (and like I said, quoted and charged $15 for).

And like I said, I was charged about half the price for exit as for PE, so it didn't feel as if they were selling the exit row as PC to me. (But since the exit row was available, I didn't click on any upfront rows to see if those would be a different price.)

Dawgshouse

Flying for Fun

As an MVPG75K I don't get charged for any seat, exit or premium. You also get a free use of a digi-player and one free alcoholic beverage when you are not sitting in premium where drinks are included. If I select a premium seat I usually get an email just after payment saying that I have been upgraded to Premium but still remain on the waitlist for F.

James

agurg

During the purchasing steps, Alaskaair.com was charging me $15 each way for upgrading to Premium Class. I confirmed that I was logged in as myself and my mileage number was in the reservation. Called into AS and they confirmed that this is a glitch. Interestingly enough, I choose a regular seat and within minutes of purchase I was automatically upgraded to PC.

They are working on it to be fixed and complimentary upgrades to work as part of the reservation.

safari ari

Same thing is happening to me, on an A320, still waiting to see if the PC upgrade fixes it, or if I have to call in.

Had to call in and the change was made.

treinhard

CalanMan

I saw this last night, and again this morning. Looks like seat selection is more-or-less back to behaving like it used to now.