Does Hawaiian Airlines Charge for Emergency Exit Row Seating?
Jan 20, 2020, 6:40 pm
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Does Hawaiian Airlines Charge for Emergency Exit Row Seating?
My 'usual' airlines (AA and Alaska) open up exit row seating if available for no charge at T-24. Does Hawaiian Airlines also do that or is the fee for 'extra comfort' charged?
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Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Jan 21, 2020 at 5:01 am Reason: thread title was a little vague
Jan 21, 2020, 11:00 am
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I have no idea about HA, but AA and AS no longer open exit row seating at T=24 to non-elites.
Jan 21, 2020, 1:16 pm
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If it's classified as an extra comfort seat, it will never open up for free. Elites may get "upgraded" into it, but only at the gate.
Jan 22, 2020, 1:37 pm
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AS still does, at least as of a couple of months ago. Not sure about AA, haven't flown them in a while since I moved to the PNW. Don't fly HA often enough (sadly!) to know their policies. It does seem that they overstate the benefits of the Extra Comfort (i.e. all main cabin seats get free meal and entertainment on the app I think). But the extra legroom would be nice so maybe it's worth the $80.