Is there anyway to have AA notify me automatically of an aircraft/seating change?
Apr 17, 2017, 4:27 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Plano, TX, USA
Programs: AA: PPro, 4MM; HH: Lifetime Diamond; MAR Life Titanium Hertz: Prez Circle
Posts: 547
Is there anyway to have AA notify me automatically of an aircraft/seating change?
Just had my aircraft DFW-OGG changed from a 763 to 772. Only discovered that from JonNYC's tweet (thanks!). AA moved my family out of MCE to the back of the new plane without notifying me of the change, luckily I was able to get 4 seats back in MCE. Is there anyway to get automatic notifications, especially when AA dumps me into a worse seat?
Apr 17, 2017, 4:51 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: USA
Programs: AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 652
We had the same thing happen DFW-HNL-DFW for a July trip and did not receive an email. I saw on a thread here that AA was scheduling a 772 starting July 5 on the route for flight #123 . I went in to "my trip" and reassigned our seats to what we wanted, as we had been assigned random seats by AA.
Did recently receive a slight schedule and aircraft change for an upcoming trip. And got an email. Always have over the years when a schedule change is involved. Again had to go in and change seats to what we wanted, as AA had randomly assigned us seats on the new aircraft.
So, I only think you get email notification if there is a schedule change. That is my experience.
Did recently receive a slight schedule and aircraft change for an upcoming trip. And got an email. Always have over the years when a schedule change is involved. Again had to go in and change seats to what we wanted, as AA had randomly assigned us seats on the new aircraft.
So, I only think you get email notification if there is a schedule change. That is my experience.
Apr 17, 2017, 5:36 pm
#4
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DEN
Programs: Double OWE (AA EXP, QF Plat), FI Gold
Posts: 1,887
Apr 19, 2017, 10:01 am
#6
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Plano, TX, USA
Programs: AA: PPro, 4MM; HH: Lifetime Diamond; MAR Life Titanium Hertz: Prez Circle
Posts: 547
Subscribed when was hunting for award inventory, seems like a lot to spend to know that my seat has moved.http://cdn.flyertalk.com/forum/image...thumbsdown.gif
Apr 19, 2017, 11:15 am
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
Subscribed when was hunting for award inventory, seems like a lot to spend to know that my seat has moved.http://cdn.flyertalk.com/forum/image...thumbsdown.gif
But knowing how many F seats are available for sale re comp EXP upg Y to J is another biggie!
Apr 19, 2017, 12:24 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 557
$9.99/month is a bit high for the casual flyer, such as myself (2-4 trips/year). I just create recurring, weekly reminders in Outlook [that run until the week of the flight] to verify that no schedule/seat changes have occurred. It's a total of 2 minutes of effort every week on my part.
Apr 20, 2017, 9:06 pm
#11
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 756
$9.99/month is a bit high for the casual flyer, such as myself (2-4 trips/year). I just create recurring, weekly reminders in Outlook [that run until the week of the flight] to verify that no schedule/seat changes have occurred. It's a total of 2 minutes of effort every week on my part.
UA at least alerts about flight swaps through their app. Maybe AA has something similar somewhere in their alerts.
Biggest problem with equipment change is that seating assignments get shuffled. Spotting the change as soon as it happens can allow you to reselect your seats before others do.
Apr 20, 2017, 9:53 pm
#12
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,546
Yes, it's a bit steep if you only use it for seat / aircraft alerts. If you travel regularly though, I bet you'll find it useful for other searches like flight availability, fare details, flight status, etc.
Apr 21, 2017, 5:39 am
#13
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 3,698