WannaTheater

Is there any place to lookup which configuration a flight is? For example, while booking I can see this flight info: AA 2353 321-Airbus A321.
But trying to cross-referencing on Aerolopa website, I don’t know which A321 configuration it is.

DCBound2016

I booked FCO-ORD-CLT-MYR for 50,000 AA points, all in one PNR. I see FCO - PHL for 35.5k points and PHL - MYR for 10k points. 1) Am I able to merge the two award bookings if I booked the two separate segments? I'd like to do this in case of IRROPS and for checked luggage 2) If so, is it worth it to risk a 85 mins INTL-DOM layover at PHL to save 4.5k AA points AND another stop? Thank you!

guv1976

Have you tried holding both the FCO-PHL and the PHL-MYR segments via the multi-city award-booking engine?

Is 85 minutes a legal I-D connection time at PHL?

DCBound2016

Thanks! When I tried to do that, it was priced at 65k points. Looks like 75 minutes is the MCT at PHL but not entirely sure.

JJeffrey

If you book these separately you cannot merge them. But flyIng to the US you will have to claim your bags anyways at PHL to go through customs, so getting bags checked through is more or less irrelevant.

I would happily take an 85 min connection at PHL in this circumstance.

guv1976

If the bags are not checked through, can one re-check them at the post-Customs bag drop, or does one has to go to the AA ticket counter to do so? If the latter, that might eat up some of the time allowed for the connection.

National2MIA

I'm planning on buying two tix for a flight from DFW to MIA in April. I knew we were making this flight since last summer, but to buy the tix then the price was around $250/$300 each. I know I should be pulling the trigger on these seats soon, but the prices for the 2-3 nonstops we want are all over $350-450. I should point out that this is for a Saturday, traditionally a slower travel day, and it's after Easter and Passover so that's not a factor. I check the seat diagrams on AA.com for flights on that day and they all show half the seats unsold. Are those diagrams accurate? Are the planes more crowded than they're letting on? When I check for flights closer in that are say, in a week, there are fewer open seats but at least a quarter are listed as available. What gives? And when will AA have a spring sale? (I know, no one knows.)

guv1976

Not everyone who buys a ticket selects a seat immediately. (Passengers booking Basic Economy have to pay for an advance seat selection, unless they have status.)

Flexibility is the key: On both April 22 and 29, I'm seeing Basic Economy for as low as $203 on some of the nonstops. If you can make it work for you, flying into FLL might be even cheaper.

diburning

AeroLOPA shows four configs but there are really only three as the fourth one is gone. The A321K is the only regular A321 configuration. A321T is the transcon version and A321neo is the third one.

To tell them apart:
A321K ends at row 36
A321neo ends at row 37
A321T has an economy cabin that begins at row 11 and ends at row 22

skviolet98

If I were to buy an economy class ticket and upgrade with points to business, would the business class ticket come from the same pool as award tickets or is there a separate inventory for points upgrades? How would one find out if there is availability for an upgrade on a particular flight?

WannaTheater

Thanks. I am looking for how to figure this out for many upcoming flights. My current process is to go to expertflyer, create a fake seat alert so I can see how many seats are in each cabin, which then lets me know which configuration. I am wondering if there is an easier way.

JJeffrey

Yes, upgrade inventory is different from award inventory. If you have SWU's in your account then you can view upgrade space at aa.com, but otherwise the only way to see it is with a paid subscription to ExpertFlyer (they do offer a free trial).

WannaTheater

Yes, this is a catch-22... I want to check out routes to see if I want to pick SWUs for my loyalty awards... but I cannot see upgrade space unless I already have SWUs in my account

AirborneLocksmith

Instead of setting up a seat alert, simply look up the seat map to see the configuration.
Alternatively, search for the flight on the AA webpage and pull up the seat map.

MADPhil

If you have already booked you can look under seat selection on AA.com. If you are planning then the simplest thing is to select Plan Travel on AA.com and then Flight Schedules, select the route and date and look at the seat maps.