Main Cabin Extra (MCE) or Premium Economy - recent change?
Sep 21, 2018, 7:30 am
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Main Cabin Extra (MCE) or Premium Economy - recent change?
Hi folks,
I'm travelling to the US with AA, as an OWE last time I was able to select an MCE seat in the front smaller cabin on the 777-300ER. Now though it looks like this is branded as a separate "Premium Economy" cabin, rather than the ususal MCE cabin last time I flew with them.
Has this changed recently or am I missing something?
Thanks!
I'm travelling to the US with AA, as an OWE last time I was able to select an MCE seat in the front smaller cabin on the 777-300ER. Now though it looks like this is branded as a separate "Premium Economy" cabin, rather than the ususal MCE cabin last time I flew with them.
Has this changed recently or am I missing something?
Thanks!
Sep 21, 2018, 7:43 am
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Yes, on the 77W, that small cabin has been reconfigured in terms of seats and seat arrangement and has been rebranded Premium Economy which is effectively a separate class of service. The 77W now has four classes of service - F-J-PEY-Y.
Sep 21, 2018, 8:03 am
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Sep 21, 2018, 9:09 am
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. The rollout of Premium Economy (the 787-9 was “out of the box”) has been a topic of discussion here for some time. (Iirc the only widebodies not scheduled for PE are the A330-300 and the 767-300.)
Sep 21, 2018, 10:17 am
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Sep 21, 2018, 11:32 am
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Sep 22, 2018, 12:37 am
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I'm EP and was booked in O going LAX-LHR and was automatically offered P at check-in on the app. Can others confirm if this is random or some unwrit policy perk for EPs, PPs?
I didn't appreciate the difference btwn PE and MC until I had to fly back in MC (22J) aisle with no 21J in front of me on HKG-LAX flight. Just the extra 6 inches, pitch and less overcrowding were not so subtle differences on a 12+ hr flight I surely won't take for granted ever again!
Note I was waitlisted with SWUs on both legs aforementioned but didn't make the cut
I didn't appreciate the difference btwn PE and MC until I had to fly back in MC (22J) aisle with no 21J in front of me on HKG-LAX flight. Just the extra 6 inches, pitch and less overcrowding were not so subtle differences on a 12+ hr flight I surely won't take for granted ever again!
Note I was waitlisted with SWUs on both legs aforementioned but didn't make the cut
Sep 23, 2018, 10:48 am
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