Dec 10, 2015, 9:45 am
Last edit by: Prospero
Booking an extra seat on for POS (Persons Of Size) or other reasons
American Airlines sells adjacent seats for various reasons; the most common one is for persons of size who can't comfortably occupy a single "Main Cabin" (Economy) seat, though others might consider purchasing an extra seat for comfort or to protect items of exceptionally high value. This seat was referred to by AA as "XTRASEAT" or “EXST”, and this JOHN BROWN
EXST BROWN
is how it will reflect in some documentation. There is no discount for the second seat, which must be purchased in advance; walk up purchases of extra seats will incur full "walk up" fares, if available.
As these can not be booked online, calling will work best; no telephone service charge will be made.
The extra seat does not earn Elite Qualifying or Redeemable miles or earn extra baggage allowances, etc. EQ instruments can only be earned by the individual person occupying a seat on AA (not an empty seat, a "proxy passenger" or animal or inanimate object). In the example above, EXST BROWN will have no AAdvantage earnings.
Other reasons for purchasing extra seats would be for allowed musical instruments, objects of high value such as art works, or materials for human transplantation.
American Airlines sells adjacent seats for various reasons; the most common one is for persons of size who can't comfortably occupy a single "Main Cabin" (Economy) seat, though others might consider purchasing an extra seat for comfort or to protect items of exceptionally high value. This seat was referred to by AA as "XTRASEAT" or “EXST”, and this JOHN BROWN
EXST BROWN
is how it will reflect in some documentation. There is no discount for the second seat, which must be purchased in advance; walk up purchases of extra seats will incur full "walk up" fares, if available.
As these can not be booked online, calling will work best; no telephone service charge will be made.
The extra seat does not earn Elite Qualifying or Redeemable miles or earn extra baggage allowances, etc. EQ instruments can only be earned by the individual person occupying a seat on AA (not an empty seat, a "proxy passenger" or animal or inanimate object). In the example above, EXST BROWN will have no AAdvantage earnings.
Extra space during travel Link
For the safety and comfort of all customers, if a customer’s body extends more than 1 inch beyond the outermost edge of the armrest and a seat belt extension is needed, another seat is required. We encourage customers to address all seating needs when booking.
For the safety and comfort of all customers, if a customer’s body extends more than 1 inch beyond the outermost edge of the armrest and a seat belt extension is needed, another seat is required. We encourage customers to address all seating needs when booking.
- When you call to book, Reservations will make sure you get 2 adjacent seats at the same rate.
- If you didn’t book an extra seat in advance, ask an airport agent to find out if 2 adjacent seats are available.
- You may be offered a seat in a higher class of service that may provide more space; in this case, you’ll be responsible for the fare difference.
- If accommodations can’t be made on your original flight, you can buy seats on a different flight at the same price as your original seats.
Booking two seats / extra seat for person or object (EXST, XTRASEAT)
May 26, 2017, 1:17 pm
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May 26, 2017, 2:22 pm
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In the wiki of that thread it states
•When you call to book, Reservations will make sure you get 2 adjacent seats at the same rate.
seems to suggest that the same fare would apply
Definitely not a good idea if wanting to get the 2 adjacent seats
•When you call to book, Reservations will make sure you get 2 adjacent seats at the same rate.
seems to suggest that the same fare would apply
Definitely not a good idea if wanting to get the 2 adjacent seats
May 26, 2017, 2:29 pm
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saw ORD-LAX $108 roundtrip... how do I book a 2nd seat at that price for viola?
hard to search for it on my mobile and I'm in a labour meeting right now. (pretending to be looking up work stuff
) Meeting doesn't end for another 3 hours and I don't want to miss that $108 roundtrip price.
Can I just book the 2nd seat with "musical instrument" as the name of the pax?
thank you!
hard to search for it on my mobile and I'm in a labour meeting right now. (pretending to be looking up work stuff
) Meeting doesn't end for another 3 hours and I don't want to miss that $108 roundtrip price. Can I just book the 2nd seat with "musical instrument" as the name of the pax?
thank you!
Call AA when your meeting is over to sort it out. You should have 24 hours to cancel a res unless it's within a week of the flight.
May 26, 2017, 2:30 pm
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May 26, 2017, 5:51 pm
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I know at DL you just change your first name to EXTRASEAT, and leave last name and other details like gender/DOB the same as yours. Can be booked online as a two passenger ticket. Works regardless of if a POS or for an instrument. No need to call.
May 26, 2017, 10:16 pm
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I just got off a flight with MCE and nobody seated between my wife and I. It was great, I had no comfort issues, so now I'm thinking about booking extra seats on long flights. But the MCE is important to me for the comfort, so I ask a two-fold question
1) As a current Plat, I'm entitled to complimentary MCE for my wife and I. Would that extend to the XTRASEAT?
2) Once I drop down to gold and start paying for MCE (rather than hoping for it at OLCI), will I pay whatever that fee is twice? It appears so, since it says "Same fare", but seat fees are in addition to the fare basis as I understand it, so I want to confirm.
1) As a current Plat, I'm entitled to complimentary MCE for my wife and I. Would that extend to the XTRASEAT?
2) Once I drop down to gold and start paying for MCE (rather than hoping for it at OLCI), will I pay whatever that fee is twice? It appears so, since it says "Same fare", but seat fees are in addition to the fare basis as I understand it, so I want to confirm.
Sep 27, 2017, 8:22 am
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But the MCE is important to me for the comfort, so I ask a two-fold question
1) As a current Plat, I'm entitled to complimentary MCE for my wife and I. Would that extend to the XTRASEAT?
1) As a current Plat, I'm entitled to complimentary MCE for my wife and I. Would that extend to the XTRASEAT?
2) Once I drop down to gold and start paying for MCE (rather than hoping for it at OLCI), will I pay whatever that fee is twice? It appears so, since it says "Same fare", but seat fees are in addition to the fare basis as I understand it, so I want to confirm.
It's half-price for Gold, but it definitely makes the trip more expensive (and narrows the gap vs. 2x FC seats).
Sep 27, 2017, 10:04 am
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You have to pay the extra seat fee for each seat booked. I've never actually called and asked online about only having to pay per "person" but I usually book the XTRASEAT online like another passenger.
It's half-price for Gold, but it definitely makes the trip more expensive (and narrows the gap vs. 2x FC seats).
It's half-price for Gold, but it definitely makes the trip more expensive (and narrows the gap vs. 2x FC seats).
Still, I've seen PHX-NYC is $300-$400 for Y, vs. $1200 for F when visiting family. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't expect 6 MCE segments (three seats, round trip) comes out to $1200.
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Two Tickets - what happens if upgraded?
Looking at a flight from FLL to BOS through CLT. Tickets are really cheap, so it is cheaper to buy 2 coach tickets than a business class seat. I figure I don't drink anyways, and since it is a late flight out of CLT it is just a snack service. I am gold, so my chances are slim anyways, but what happens if I do actually get an upgrade? What happens if I get an upgrade on only one leg - do I loose the extra seat on the other, or still keep that one?