ARCHIVE: 2018 AA Premium Economy / PE / PEY on widebody a/c in progress
Apr 4, 2018, 1:01 pm
#136
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,148
Update on the W (PE) conversion...
N736AT flew to PAE from LAX on 31 March. N722AN flew to PAE from TUL on 1 April.
N723AN & N728AN are back in service. 8 77W's left to be refitted.
Still no further movement on the 12 remaining 45J 772's.
Wiki updated.
N736AT flew to PAE from LAX on 31 March. N722AN flew to PAE from TUL on 1 April.
N723AN & N728AN are back in service. 8 77W's left to be refitted.
Still no further movement on the 12 remaining 45J 772's.
Wiki updated.
Apr 8, 2018, 12:37 pm
#137
Ambassador: Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: BWI
Posts: 7,390
Apr 8, 2018, 2:35 pm
#138
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 4
lax - pek
i just book a flight from LAX to PEK with Premium Economy, will like to see some pic about it, also want to know more about meal, cause the flight are 10am - 2pm, what they will include, thank you all
Apr 10, 2018, 12:50 pm
#140
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,998
Which bathroom does PE use? The one directly in front of PE or rear?
Apr 10, 2018, 1:10 pm
#141
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP, SPG / Marriott GLD, HHonors GLD
Posts: 520
Apr 11, 2018, 5:28 am
#142
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cincinnati, OH USA
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 178
I’m wondering about this as well. Just booked PHL > FRA in May and the outbound is a 332. I went ahead and selected a bulkhead seat but I couldn’t really tell from the videos I’ve seen how much actual space there is compared to the other seats. I’m rather tall and 10 hours of my big feet pressed up against the bulkhead doesn’t sound very appealing (not that stuffing them under the seat in front of me is a much better option, I suppose).
Apr 13, 2018, 2:21 pm
#144
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,148
N731AN flying back to DFW tonight to re-enter service with a PE cabin.
N729AN taking her place, flying to PAE tomorrow AM.
Only 5 77W's left without PE.
N729AN taking her place, flying to PAE tomorrow AM.
Only 5 77W's left without PE.
Apr 15, 2018, 8:14 am
#145
Join Date: Sep 2016
Programs: AAdvantage, BAEC Blue, CX GR
Posts: 36
I'd like to thank econometrics on the PE retrofit info. The wealth of knowledge here and in Flyertalk in general still staggers me. :O
So, I found myself in an interesting situation:
I helped my other half book a HKG-ATL roundtrip on AA, departing 15th June and returning 20th June. International segments would be AA126 and AA125 (HKG-DFW and vice versa) and, on seeing PE selling for roughly HK$10k incl. taxes and fees, she agreed to go for it. I did think at the time the price seemed a little bit low for a PE flight, and selling prices for Main Cabin were on the whole lower than for Premium Economy.
We reserved the ticket - which is currently not yet paid for - get the itinerary confirmation from AA which states the fare type as Premium Economy, receive the Record Locator, went into My Trips on AA'b website, and checked the status of our reservation there. Lo and behold, all 4 segments said Economy.
Reading upthread, it seems like the retrofit on the all 77Ws should be done by end of June - which is just before the my other half's trip. So, what would be your advice? Do we go ahead and pay on the premise it would be PE? Should we cancel the ticket (currently still within 24h of the reservation)? Or should we speak with AA reservations office to ask about the Y/PE discrepancy between the booking receipt and the reservation? Or, has anyone had a similar experience when booking through AA's website?
Much appreciated for your help.
So, I found myself in an interesting situation:
I helped my other half book a HKG-ATL roundtrip on AA, departing 15th June and returning 20th June. International segments would be AA126 and AA125 (HKG-DFW and vice versa) and, on seeing PE selling for roughly HK$10k incl. taxes and fees, she agreed to go for it. I did think at the time the price seemed a little bit low for a PE flight, and selling prices for Main Cabin were on the whole lower than for Premium Economy.
We reserved the ticket - which is currently not yet paid for - get the itinerary confirmation from AA which states the fare type as Premium Economy, receive the Record Locator, went into My Trips on AA'b website, and checked the status of our reservation there. Lo and behold, all 4 segments said Economy.
Reading upthread, it seems like the retrofit on the all 77Ws should be done by end of June - which is just before the my other half's trip. So, what would be your advice? Do we go ahead and pay on the premise it would be PE? Should we cancel the ticket (currently still within 24h of the reservation)? Or should we speak with AA reservations office to ask about the Y/PE discrepancy between the booking receipt and the reservation? Or, has anyone had a similar experience when booking through AA's website?
Much appreciated for your help.
Apr 15, 2018, 9:39 am
#146
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
I'd like to thank econometrics on the PE retrofit info. The wealth of knowledge here and in Flyertalk in general still staggers me. :O
So, I found myself in an interesting situation:
I helped my other half book a HKG-ATL roundtrip on AA, departing 15th June and returning 20th June. International segments would be AA126 and AA125 (HKG-DFW and vice versa) and, on seeing PE selling for roughly HK$10k incl. taxes and fees, she agreed to go for it. I did think at the time the price seemed a little bit low for a PE flight, and selling prices for Main Cabin were on the whole lower than for Premium Economy.
We reserved the ticket - which is currently not yet paid for - get the itinerary confirmation from AA which states the fare type as Premium Economy, receive the Record Locator, went into My Trips on AA'b website, and checked the status of our reservation there. Lo and behold, all 4 segments said Economy.
Reading upthread, it seems like the retrofit on the all 77Ws should be done by end of June - which is just before the my other half's trip. So, what would be your advice? Do we go ahead and pay on the premise it would be PE? Should we cancel the ticket (currently still within 24h of the reservation)? Or should we speak with AA reservations office to ask about the Y/PE discrepancy between the booking receipt and the reservation? Or, has anyone had a similar experience when booking through AA's website?
Much appreciated for your help.
So, I found myself in an interesting situation:
I helped my other half book a HKG-ATL roundtrip on AA, departing 15th June and returning 20th June. International segments would be AA126 and AA125 (HKG-DFW and vice versa) and, on seeing PE selling for roughly HK$10k incl. taxes and fees, she agreed to go for it. I did think at the time the price seemed a little bit low for a PE flight, and selling prices for Main Cabin were on the whole lower than for Premium Economy.
We reserved the ticket - which is currently not yet paid for - get the itinerary confirmation from AA which states the fare type as Premium Economy, receive the Record Locator, went into My Trips on AA'b website, and checked the status of our reservation there. Lo and behold, all 4 segments said Economy.
Reading upthread, it seems like the retrofit on the all 77Ws should be done by end of June - which is just before the my other half's trip. So, what would be your advice? Do we go ahead and pay on the premise it would be PE? Should we cancel the ticket (currently still within 24h of the reservation)? Or should we speak with AA reservations office to ask about the Y/PE discrepancy between the booking receipt and the reservation? Or, has anyone had a similar experience when booking through AA's website?
Much appreciated for your help.
Apr 15, 2018, 9:57 pm
#147
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 3
Late fall trip BCN to JFK
Hello,
Had a question (and I guess an update for everyone). I am booked on a late October flight from BCN to JFK coming back from our honeymoon on a 772-777 flight. Well I booked Premium Economy a few months back for this trip. Just noticed they now have remove PE from this flight and bumped my seats to Main Cabin Extra. I thought all PE would be done by Q3 this year? Is this delayed? Also what are my options at this point when I call ? As of right now they put us in a 3 across row and left the seat open in the middle...clearly not ideal when someone books the middle seat. Any chance it will switch back to PE at some point?
Thanks in advance for the help and to all who post on this great forum.
Had a question (and I guess an update for everyone). I am booked on a late October flight from BCN to JFK coming back from our honeymoon on a 772-777 flight. Well I booked Premium Economy a few months back for this trip. Just noticed they now have remove PE from this flight and bumped my seats to Main Cabin Extra. I thought all PE would be done by Q3 this year? Is this delayed? Also what are my options at this point when I call ? As of right now they put us in a 3 across row and left the seat open in the middle...clearly not ideal when someone books the middle seat. Any chance it will switch back to PE at some point?
Thanks in advance for the help and to all who post on this great forum.
Apr 16, 2018, 6:24 am
#149
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: LAX/BUR, RDU
Programs: DL SM, AAdvantage, SPG
Posts: 1,360
Hello,
Had a question (and I guess an update for everyone). I am booked on a late October flight from BCN to JFK coming back from our honeymoon on a 772-777 flight. Well I booked Premium Economy a few months back for this trip. Just noticed they now have remove PE from this flight and bumped my seats to Main Cabin Extra. I thought all PE would be done by Q3 this year? Is this delayed? Also what are my options at this point when I call ? As of right now they put us in a 3 across row and left the seat open in the middle...clearly not ideal when someone books the middle seat. Any chance it will switch back to PE at some point?
Thanks in advance for the help and to all who post on this great forum.
Had a question (and I guess an update for everyone). I am booked on a late October flight from BCN to JFK coming back from our honeymoon on a 772-777 flight. Well I booked Premium Economy a few months back for this trip. Just noticed they now have remove PE from this flight and bumped my seats to Main Cabin Extra. I thought all PE would be done by Q3 this year? Is this delayed? Also what are my options at this point when I call ? As of right now they put us in a 3 across row and left the seat open in the middle...clearly not ideal when someone books the middle seat. Any chance it will switch back to PE at some point?
Thanks in advance for the help and to all who post on this great forum.
If you want to, I would definitely ask for a refund in fare due to the downgrade . However, I wouldn't be surprised if the "upgrade" to MCE would cost a similar amount as the upfare to PE.
Apr 16, 2018, 7:31 am
#150
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 1,107
I’m sure it was discussed a month ago, but I wonder how much the 45->37 conversion in J is hindering the process. Maybe they’re ditching the zodiacs? If it were just removal, and the PE portion takes only 6 days, December is a long time. Summer busy season, maybe, but I would have thought they would still be able to cover with 2 in the shop at a time.