Tired of these last minute equipment changes...
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Tired of these last minute equipment changes...
4th time in about 5 weeks that I've been on a flight where the equipment has changed within 48 hours of departure. I've kept my mouth shut because I didn't want to make a "mountain out of a molehill", but there has to be someone with some logic behind these moves.
Normally, if I were on a 757 or MD83 or 763 I ride up front, however when I am going in and out of BOS, LGA, JFK I am on a RJ135 or RJ140. Well what happens when you purchase your ticket as a Platinum member, on a RJ135, you pick your "Preferred Seat" in the exit row (11A) and then they swap it out for an RJ140 and now the exit row is 9A. Guess what? You don't get 9A, you stick in your assigned seat of 11A!!
Ok minor inconvenience, but if AA.COM is really marketing these "Preferred Seats" , then I better get a preferred Seat if I book a preferred Seat!!
(Stepping off of soap box now...)
Normally, if I were on a 757 or MD83 or 763 I ride up front, however when I am going in and out of BOS, LGA, JFK I am on a RJ135 or RJ140. Well what happens when you purchase your ticket as a Platinum member, on a RJ135, you pick your "Preferred Seat" in the exit row (11A) and then they swap it out for an RJ140 and now the exit row is 9A. Guess what? You don't get 9A, you stick in your assigned seat of 11A!!
Ok minor inconvenience, but if AA.COM is really marketing these "Preferred Seats" , then I better get a preferred Seat if I book a preferred Seat!!
(Stepping off of soap box now...)

Last edited by dxp178; Oct 16, 08 at 7:16 am

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I had this happen once a bit ago (on JFK-RDU nonetheless), I was with my parents in 9 A/B/C exit row on a RJ135. Equipment was changed to RJ145, at boarding our BPs didn't work, they gave us new ones for corresponding exit row 13 A/B/C without asking. We were on 3 seperate record locators too.

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I had the same thing this week. Was going DFW-LAS picked 9E months ago and checked in at the 24 hr. mark.
When I got to the counter they gave me 41A- change of equipment. Was able to get a better seat. I guess they just random reassign.
When I got to the counter they gave me 41A- change of equipment. Was able to get a better seat. I guess they just random reassign.

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4th time in about 5 weeks that I've been on a flight where the equipment has changed within 48 hours of departure. I've kept my mouth shut because I didn't want to make a "mountain out of a molehill", but there has to be someone with some logic behind these moves.
Normally, if I were on a 757 or MD83 or 763 I ride up front, however when I am going in and out of BOS, LGA, JFK I am on a RJ135 or RJ140. Well what happens when you purchase your ticket as a Platinum member, on a RJ135, you pick your "Preferred Seat" in the exit row (11A) and then they swap it out for an RJ140 and now the exit row is 9A. Guess what? You don't get 9A, you stick in your assigned seat of 11A!!
Ok minor inconvenience, but if AA.COM is really marketing these "Preferred Seats" , then I better get a preferred Seat if I book a preferred Seat!!
(Stepping off of soap box now...)
Normally, if I were on a 757 or MD83 or 763 I ride up front, however when I am going in and out of BOS, LGA, JFK I am on a RJ135 or RJ140. Well what happens when you purchase your ticket as a Platinum member, on a RJ135, you pick your "Preferred Seat" in the exit row (11A) and then they swap it out for an RJ140 and now the exit row is 9A. Guess what? You don't get 9A, you stick in your assigned seat of 11A!!
Ok minor inconvenience, but if AA.COM is really marketing these "Preferred Seats" , then I better get a preferred Seat if I book a preferred Seat!!
(Stepping off of soap box now...)



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I guess I'll be the first EXP on this thread to say: "Whenever my plane changed from a RJ145 to another RJ, my exit row seat was updated as well and I was given a new boarding pass."

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Were you swapped to a 763 or a 772? And if 772, did they stick you in J?

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I had this happen once a bit ago (on JFK-RDU nonetheless), I was with my parents in 9 A/B/C exit row on a RJ135. Equipment was changed to RJ145, at boarding our BPs didn't work, they gave us new ones for corresponding exit row 13 A/B/C without asking. We were on 3 seperate record locators too.

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I have good news...
Flight 902/903 from CCS-MIA, now doesn't use an A300..
Instead it has been replaced with a 763,starting this week.The change has been so fast, that it even hasn't been noted on aa.com.
Most of you wouldn't care,but i wanted to give a heads up.
Flight 902/903 from CCS-MIA, now doesn't use an A300..
Instead it has been replaced with a 763,starting this week.The change has been so fast, that it even hasn't been noted on aa.com.
Most of you wouldn't care,but i wanted to give a heads up.

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