First AA flight : MIA - EZE in J - Seats?
Apr 10, 2015, 11:29 pm
#1
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First AA flight : MIA - EZE in J - Seats?
Hi All,
I just purchased a round trip in J from GVA via LHR and MIA to EZE with the last segment being AA. I hold OW Sapphire tier status through Finnair (AY Gold) and my spouse hold Ruby (AY Silver).
After the booking was completed we were assigned seats 13A and 13B and I went to the booking to check if I could get some better seats.
The available seats Ran from Row 1 down to Row 13 but the first 4 rows were in a 1-2-1 configuration and row 8 to 13 in a 2-3-2 configuration.
I tried to choose 4D and 4G in the front cabin from MIA to EZE (I believe it's a B772) and going back I got seats 2D and 2G which the system let me do without any errors or warnings.
So, could some one please let me know what the story is here? I thought rows 1-4 were first and 8 to 13 were Business which I had purchased...
Will I lose these seats or will I be billed extra or is this after all correct?
I just purchased a round trip in J from GVA via LHR and MIA to EZE with the last segment being AA. I hold OW Sapphire tier status through Finnair (AY Gold) and my spouse hold Ruby (AY Silver).
After the booking was completed we were assigned seats 13A and 13B and I went to the booking to check if I could get some better seats.
The available seats Ran from Row 1 down to Row 13 but the first 4 rows were in a 1-2-1 configuration and row 8 to 13 in a 2-3-2 configuration.
I tried to choose 4D and 4G in the front cabin from MIA to EZE (I believe it's a B772) and going back I got seats 2D and 2G which the system let me do without any errors or warnings.
So, could some one please let me know what the story is here? I thought rows 1-4 were first and 8 to 13 were Business which I had purchased...
Will I lose these seats or will I be billed extra or is this after all correct?
Apr 11, 2015, 1:15 pm
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Is this a codeshare operated by LAN?
If so then it's operated by a 767 with J as rows 1-5 (there is no 1st class) - the middle seats D&H both have aisle access so would be preferable to a window & aisle pair unless you prefer a view
If so then it's operated by a 767 with J as rows 1-5 (there is no 1st class) - the middle seats D&H both have aisle access so would be preferable to a window & aisle pair unless you prefer a view
Apr 11, 2015, 5:09 pm
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In some cases AA will run a 3 class aircraft on a flight but only sell it as a 2 class aircraft with the the "First Class" seats being available for assignment to elite members.
Apr 11, 2015, 9:21 pm
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See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
The first class seats are being sold as business on certain routes during the retrofit. Definitely select one. It is possible that you will end up on an old plane (in which case you'll get the old first class), or on a new plane (in which case you'll get the new business class). Both are fully flat.
The first class seats are being sold as business on certain routes during the retrofit. Definitely select one. It is possible that you will end up on an old plane (in which case you'll get the old first class), or on a new plane (in which case you'll get the new business class). Both are fully flat.
Apr 12, 2015, 3:08 am
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Hi All,
Thanks for taking your time answering my query.
I went back into the booking and in deed it's for OW Elites / full paid J PAX only so all seems to be fine just as milesandmoremiles post ^
Thanks for taking your time answering my query.
I went back into the booking and in deed it's for OW Elites / full paid J PAX only so all seems to be fine just as milesandmoremiles post ^
May 29, 2015, 4:46 am
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OK... Got kicked out back into 13A and 13B (no mail or anything telling me that it had been done - saw it when I checked my booking through AY) so changed to 9A and 9B...
Why did this happen? I don't think there is a first class service on the MIA-EZE-MIA segments...
Why did this happen? I don't think there is a first class service on the MIA-EZE-MIA segments...
May 29, 2015, 8:27 am
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The 772 CIP thread says that these routes are back to 3-class service because of delays in retrofitting planes.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24880057-post1616.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24880057-post1616.html
May 29, 2015, 8:54 am
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Hi All,
I just purchased a round trip in J from GVA via LHR and MIA to EZE with the last segment being AA. I hold OW Sapphire tier status through Finnair (AY Gold) and my spouse hold Ruby (AY Silver).
After the booking was completed we were assigned seats 13A and 13B and I went to the booking to check if I could get some better seats.
The available seats Ran from Row 1 down to Row 13 but the first 4 rows were in a 1-2-1 configuration and row 8 to 13 in a 2-3-2 configuration.
I tried to choose 4D and 4G in the front cabin from MIA to EZE (I believe it's a B772) and going back I got seats 2D and 2G which the system let me do without any errors or warnings.
So, could some one please let me know what the story is here? I thought rows 1-4 were first and 8 to 13 were Business which I had purchased...
Will I lose these seats or will I be billed extra or is this after all correct?
I just purchased a round trip in J from GVA via LHR and MIA to EZE with the last segment being AA. I hold OW Sapphire tier status through Finnair (AY Gold) and my spouse hold Ruby (AY Silver).
After the booking was completed we were assigned seats 13A and 13B and I went to the booking to check if I could get some better seats.
The available seats Ran from Row 1 down to Row 13 but the first 4 rows were in a 1-2-1 configuration and row 8 to 13 in a 2-3-2 configuration.
I tried to choose 4D and 4G in the front cabin from MIA to EZE (I believe it's a B772) and going back I got seats 2D and 2G which the system let me do without any errors or warnings.
So, could some one please let me know what the story is here? I thought rows 1-4 were first and 8 to 13 were Business which I had purchased...
Will I lose these seats or will I be billed extra or is this after all correct?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/541310.../in/datetaken/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24078217-post1254.html
You definitely won't get billed for extra or anything like that. On 2-class "rebrand" routes you'll stay where you are and on the routes they switch back to 2-cabin you'll (probably) be moved in business. But certainly stay where you are if it lets you.
Last edited by JonNYC; May 29, 2015 at 9:03 am
May 31, 2015, 10:12 am
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The 772 CIP thread says that these routes are back to 3-class service because of delays in retrofitting planes.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24880057-post1616.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24880057-post1616.html
Aug 12, 2015, 4:39 am
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So, I'm back again...
I did some check up on my upcoming EZE booking and once again the front had opened up?
So, I changed our seats from row 9 to row 3 (everything expect Row 1 was available) in the front of the aircraft so I went for it (once again). The same for the return flight so I'm wondering if this time it's going to stay put as we're getting closer to the date of travel (second half of September)...
Should I keep my row 9 seats, as last time I got the up-front-seats I was eventually kicked out and placed back to the last row of J (row 13 I believe)...???
I did some check up on my upcoming EZE booking and once again the front had opened up?
So, I changed our seats from row 9 to row 3 (everything expect Row 1 was available) in the front of the aircraft so I went for it (once again). The same for the return flight so I'm wondering if this time it's going to stay put as we're getting closer to the date of travel (second half of September)...
Should I keep my row 9 seats, as last time I got the up-front-seats I was eventually kicked out and placed back to the last row of J (row 13 I believe)...???
Aug 12, 2015, 5:56 am
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I would not worry too much about being booted to Row 13 again - it's as good as any other., with the only downside being the potential of crying infants as there's bassinets on the economy side of the bulkhead. I'd take the gamble of getting to sit in that F seat, which definitely is much nicer.
Aug 12, 2015, 6:40 am
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I would not worry too much about being booted to Row 13 again - it's as good as any other., with the only downside being the potential of crying infants as there's bassinets on the economy side of the bulkhead. I'd take the gamble of getting to sit in that F seat, which definitely is much nicer.
What are the chances of this being changed once again I wonder?