SBA>PHX bounced out of 4D by a non rev or friend of non rev?
Jul 16, 2018, 8:16 pm
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Jul 17, 2018, 5:33 am
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OP- if it is bothering you, why not call and ask AA why the seat assignment changed against your volition? I lost a seat last year just before a flight (my MCE aisle disappeared and was replaced with a middle seat in the back of the plane) and the AAdvantagd agents could see in their system who had changed it, some sort of associated code and the time of the change...
Jul 17, 2018, 5:39 am
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This is an extremely important detail that you left out of your OP. The airline has the right to change your seat assignment due to operational necessity. In your case, it wouldn't surprise me if this was a FAM situation.
Jul 17, 2018, 5:55 am
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I assumed young couple in 4DF was assigned to sit there after OP has checked in; if they were squatters the issue becomes one of eviction.
Jul 17, 2018, 8:07 am
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"I see a young couple in 4DF that clearly are not disabled."
Do you think it is possible to determine this simply by seeing someone sitting in a seat?
Do you think it is possible to determine this simply by seeing someone sitting in a seat?
Jul 17, 2018, 8:58 am
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Reasons that you could've lost a 4D seat assignment that don't include anyone being a non-rev
1. Couple were separated and asked GA for seats together. GA bumped you out of 4D to give them seats together (not that I agree with this if this was the reason).
2. 4D is a bulkhead seat. One of the two in the young couple were disabled and you were bumped to accommodate their disability (yes I know there's nothing in your OP about this, but not all disabilities are visible and being young doesn't preclude them).
3. 4D was reported as broken, moving you out of that seat. By boarding time it was fixed and so someone else was assigned to it.
No matter what, if you are that upset about it, write in and say you were unhappy you were reassigned from 4D, but I would leave out the speculation that it was for a non-rev. If there really was something nefarious, like it going to a non-rev, whoever is looking at your complaint will see the reason in the system without you having to add your two cents.
1. Couple were separated and asked GA for seats together. GA bumped you out of 4D to give them seats together (not that I agree with this if this was the reason).
2. 4D is a bulkhead seat. One of the two in the young couple were disabled and you were bumped to accommodate their disability (yes I know there's nothing in your OP about this, but not all disabilities are visible and being young doesn't preclude them).
3. 4D was reported as broken, moving you out of that seat. By boarding time it was fixed and so someone else was assigned to it.
No matter what, if you are that upset about it, write in and say you were unhappy you were reassigned from 4D, but I would leave out the speculation that it was for a non-rev. If there really was something nefarious, like it going to a non-rev, whoever is looking at your complaint will see the reason in the system without you having to add your two cents.
Jul 17, 2018, 12:30 pm
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The confusion is why was this little nugget of information not included in his original post? It's a much more useful data point vs. assuming the person seated in 4D is definitely non-revving and not disabled.
Jul 17, 2018, 12:48 pm
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1. Family member had 4D
2. When boarding OP saw someone in 4D who did not appear to be disabled (as if all disabilities can be determine by looking at someone seated in an airline seat
3. OP some how decided they were non-revs, but didn't say how this was determined
4. No mention regarding family member's BP had changed
Jul 17, 2018, 7:55 pm
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OK, cool. So email AA about being bounced out of 4D, but as your internet lawyer, I'd advise that you stick to the facts and leave the assumptions (disabilities, FAM, non-revs, etc) to your posts on FlyerTalk.