FA permitting a "self upgrade" to MCE/exit row after boarding door closes
May 3, 2017, 6:21 pm
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May 3, 2017, 8:46 pm
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thanks, I was kinda hoping for an actual cite (like page number, section and paragraph that allows for "open seating" once the door closes). I wasn't asking for you to post company-confidential material. But if you don't want to do that, we'll just move on.
May 4, 2017, 7:05 am
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Interesting.
Certainly there is not cabin distinction between coach, coach basic & coach MCE. I can see why AA doesn't want their policy manual made public. Might be more difficult to sell MCE.
I hope this information doesn't get out to the public.@:-)
Certainly there is not cabin distinction between coach, coach basic & coach MCE. I can see why AA doesn't want their policy manual made public. Might be more difficult to sell MCE.
I hope this information doesn't get out to the public.@:-)
May 4, 2017, 7:20 am
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If it's been the policy all along, and passengers have been availing themselves of it, there's no new "information" to get out.
May 4, 2017, 9:24 am
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May 4, 2017, 9:29 am
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The detailed language is important here: do airlines permit you to move around within your "cabin", or within your "class of service"? Cabin sort of implies a separate physical part of the plane (a bulkhead or at least a curtain), whereas class of service could include things like extra legroom areas or true premium economy areas.
Heck, the cynic in my thinks the 29" rows on the 737MAX could become their own class of disservice.
The question then becomes: are you permitted to self-upgrade to a higher class of service within your cabin?
Heck, the cynic in my thinks the 29" rows on the 737MAX could become their own class of disservice.
The question then becomes: are you permitted to self-upgrade to a higher class of service within your cabin?
May 4, 2017, 9:31 am
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The detailed language is important here: do airlines permit you to move around within your "cabin", or within your "class of service"? Cabin sort of implies a separate physical part of the plane (a bulkhead or at least a curtain), whereas class of service could include things like extra legroom areas or true premium economy areas.
Heck, the cynic in my thinks the 29" rows on the 737MAX could become their own class of disservice.
The question then becomes: are you permitted to self-upgrade to a higher class of service within your cabin?
Heck, the cynic in my thinks the 29" rows on the 737MAX could become their own class of disservice.
The question then becomes: are you permitted to self-upgrade to a higher class of service within your cabin?
May 4, 2017, 10:02 am
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That does seem logical as MCE seats can be filled with people who don't otherwise have seats at check in.
May 4, 2017, 11:38 am
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Regardless, it's disappointing to me that AA doesn't care about the revenue integrity of MCE, and the "experiential integrity" of MCE for those that pay/earn their way there.
May 4, 2017, 3:49 pm
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Well that's really no different than op-upping people to a new cabin. Whether it's the person that doesn't have a seat because the cabin is oversold, or another "more important" customer who then makes room for that other one. I mean perhaps there are fewer keystrokes for the GA to assign an MCE seat than an op-up, but the concept is the same.
Regardless, it's disappointing to me that AA doesn't care about the revenue integrity of MCE, and the "experiential integrity" of MCE for those that pay/earn their way there.
Regardless, it's disappointing to me that AA doesn't care about the revenue integrity of MCE, and the "experiential integrity" of MCE for those that pay/earn their way there.
If MCE was defined to be a separate cabin and treated as such, then it would also seem feasible that it would be classed as a separate cabin for APD purposes for ex LHR departures
May 4, 2017, 4:07 pm
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Well that's really no different than op-upping people to a new cabin. Whether it's the person that doesn't have a seat because the cabin is oversold, or another "more important" customer who then makes room for that other one. I mean perhaps there are fewer keystrokes for the GA to assign an MCE seat than an op-up, but the concept is the same.
Regardless, it's disappointing to me that AA doesn't care about the revenue integrity of MCE, and the "experiential integrity" of MCE for those that pay/earn their way there.
Regardless, it's disappointing to me that AA doesn't care about the revenue integrity of MCE, and the "experiential integrity" of MCE for those that pay/earn their way there.
May 4, 2017, 4:08 pm
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