Exit Row
Oct 13, 2011 | 7:32 pm
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Yes, when you purchase a very expensive coach fare (as others have mentioned, Y or B). B is the second-highest coach fare class after Y.
Any unclaimed preferred seats are released within a few hours of departure for anyone to use.
Any unclaimed preferred seats are released within a few hours of departure for anyone to use.
Oct 13, 2011 | 7:36 pm
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Oct 13, 2011 | 8:35 pm
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Unless you want to wait until two hours prior to departure of your first flight:
1) On the 75E from JFK-LAX/SFO and vice versa 36D is available to all
2) On the A319 I have seen 9B and 9E open to everyone
3) On the 75X I have sometimes seen 19B open to all
1) On the 75E from JFK-LAX/SFO and vice versa 36D is available to all
2) On the A319 I have seen 9B and 9E open to everyone
3) On the 75X I have sometimes seen 19B open to all
Oct 13, 2011 | 8:48 pm
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Oct 13, 2011 | 8:53 pm
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If you are a SC member, sometimes an agent will also snag you one of those seats. I lost my status for a while and some SC agents would be willing to book me in an exit row on my return flight if the seat was available.
Oct 13, 2011 | 11:00 pm
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9A now seems accessible to everyone on A319s...
Oct 14, 2011 | 6:55 am
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If your 20 segments are all done out of airports with SC's, might pay you to look into a SC membership or a Platnium Am Ex. For a while when I lost my status, I would ask the SC if they could put me in an exit row (and if I got a ride to the airport sometimes it would be more than 2 hours before the flight) and could get them to put me in an exit row (or at least give me a better seat that wasn't on the seat map as open) on the return flight as well.