I paid for premium coach exit row - no one else did but moved there!
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I was on a dead empty AA 695 today and the FAs did enforce MCE seating. Booted a guy out of the exit row in front of me.
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I'm not sure what the FA's are supposed to do about something that isn't against the rules.
As long as the folks who moved to the exit row met the exit row qualifications, the seat is fair game.
As long as the folks who moved to the exit row met the exit row qualifications, the seat is fair game.
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Not a valid analogy. Using an SWU is paying something. Getting an OpUp is a necessity being imposed. Were talking about poaching.
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Strongly disagree. All American Airlines passengers have a seat assignment on their boarding pass. That is the seat they are supposed to occupy. They are NOT allowed to pick any open seat.
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Strongly disagree. All American Airlines passengers have a seat assignment on their boarding pass. That is the seat they are supposed to occupy. They are NOT allowed to pick any open seat.
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Back in the day, on a red eye, Id get a whole row to myself and lie down. 5 across if I recall correctly. I guess I poached 4 seats.
often I moved to the empty row after take off.
Is that any different?
often I moved to the empty row after take off.
Is that any different?
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Flew on a red-eye from SFO to DFW on Tuesday. Seated in premium economy section sold as MCE. FA made a passenger return to his seat after he moved to bulkhead. So some AA FAs do enforce.
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The only issue I have with folks taking up the exit after doors closed is the requirement for the FA to do a safety briefing to all those in the exit row. If there are "new" occupants in the exit row, the FA will not have verified exit row eligibility and willingness to assist - per FAA directives.
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It is conceivable that the airline has a grievance. If people figure out that they can get exit row seats for free they will stop paying for those and the airline may lose out on that revenue. The OP paid for a guarantee that they will get an exit row seat. And they received what they paid for. If they also wanted a guarantee that the rest of the seats would be empty they should have paid for those remaining seats as well.
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The OP has a point the responders seem to be missing. The passengers did not get upgraded to the exit row, they just took those seats. If you paid for a first class seat and someone from coach who wasn't upgraded just walked up and sat in an empty first class seat, would you be as cavalier? I think not.
Id expect the airline to care, but how does it impact me?
someone gets a free drink but I dont, how is that any different? If it was Macallan 25, it be roughly the same cost as a seat fee.
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The OP has a point the responders seem to be missing. The passengers did not get upgraded to the exit row, they just took those seats. If you paid for a first class seat and someone from coach who wasn't upgraded just walked up and sat in an empty first class seat, would you be as cavalier? I think not.
On Air Asia they do evict people who try and jump the pay extra seats so its pretty much airline dependent.
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Heck, the 18mo I was Plat, before BE, I found the middle between my wife and I in MCE empty 50% of our flights. I'd have been annoyed if after door closed someone from a regular seat moved themselves between us.
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I was recently on a 737 from MIA-IAH in the 2nd exit row. The entire row in front of me was empty. The rest of the flight was completely full. The last 2 ladies to board tried to sit in the exit row and the FA came right over with her device and knew they werent in the right seats and told the out load that this was a seat that people pay for and please go to assigned seats. That is exactly what she should have done so kudos to the AA FA. Unfortunately, i doubt this happens often.
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As long as it does not affect me in a negative way, I wouldn't have any problem with it. The only time I might get mad is if I were to lose an empty coach seat next to me and thus lose all that extra room to spread out. When I am in MCE, I can usually tell if someone was randomly assigned an MCE (not a poacher in this case) ends up in the seat next to me. (they are often in a middle seat). I always make polite and discreet conversation and make sure they know they can have a free drink if they want it.