Science Goy

It's pretty telling that you keep asserting this but dodging the questions about how you know.

mvoight

At first you said it was a non-rev or a friend of a non-rev. Now it is a non-rev.
How do you know that?
If it is a non-rev, how do you know they do not have a disability? Those 2 are not mutually exclusive

mvoight

I too was a fan of Sgt Joe Friday....... just the facts, ma'am

Centurion

I am based in AZ. Take a logical guess how I know and you are probably correct.. . Not sure if company non rev or friend of non rev but they were a non rev.

Science Goy

Living in Green Valley, getting on in years and not quite all there anymore?

jordyn

This is a confusing post. This has never happened to you, except under the exact same circumstances that dfw88 describes? No one is saying it happens except when flights are fairly open, but that's the point--some flights have plenty of space, in which case nonrevs and other standbys can and do get assigned seats in advance.

james318

While I almost spit out my drink there, I am guessing OP means they may work for the company.

arollins

If he works for the company, he might be very low on the pole in order for him to get bounced out of the seat. To answer OP question, yes, this has occurred in UA and DL as well, this not an AA only issue.

mvoight

How do you know they were not disabled?

UKtravelbear

OP just contact AA but be very clear with them about what you are moaning about - as in the total opposite of your posts on here - you havn't even clarified who was supposed to be in 4D - was it you or a family member?

I'd leave out any comments about your super power that can determine if someone is disabled or not or a non rev or a friend of a non rev (and all combinations of that including being a disabled friend of a non rev)

C17PSGR

I'm not a fan of posts with limited information parsed out in buts but I'll go out on a limb and assume that OP is accurate that they were non-revs and that OP isn't in a position to make a complaint regarding the issue.

That being said, I have never had my seat reassigned so a non-rev could sit there. If I did (when on a revenue ticket), I would consider making a complaint.

The first row is often blocked for disabled pax or pax with children and even as an EXP, I can't always select the first row in coach.

There are a couple of different issues here (speaking of parsing in bits) ... first, its quite possible AA could have moved people out of row 4 in advance so it was open and the GA just saw two empty seats without any improper motive, Alternatively, if OP"s relative was also a non-rev and sitting alone, it wouldn't surprise me if a GA moved a non-rev sitting alone to a different row so that two non-revs could sit together without any improper motive. The GA may not be aware that row 4 is a great row. And if you're flying non-rev, you gotta roll with it. Just like flying space A on military planes, you could get a KC 10 with aircraft seats or a C-130 with web seats jammed with cargo.

And how to handle ... not much to do other than ask the gate agent. Once on board, there really isn't anything to do. Rev pax can write to AA but one needs to pick their battles on complaints.

danielonn

I have my quad Glenlievet ready to go!!!

TheSkyGuy

How is this thread not dead yet?