Dec 15, 2019, 4:45 am
A330 Economy Class Seats
Dec 3, 2015, 4:13 pm
#17
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Northeast US
Programs: DL-PM, 1MM; HH-Gold; Avis First
Posts: 379
The AA-IBeria codeshare and seat assignment connection seems to be a fiasco. I've got my daughter booked on a codeshare flight JFK - MAD -SVQ and the AA site won't reflect the assigned seats on the outbound flights. I want her to have a forward seat to MAD as she only has 2 hours for her connection and must clear customs.
I've called IBeria twice and they tell me the seats are assigned. But for some reason, they cannot send an email to confirm. Because it's a codeshare, the PNR locator for Iberia is only 5 letters, so there is no way to access the PNR on the Iberia website. It's a total joke.
I will never try this type of ticket again.
I've called IBeria twice and they tell me the seats are assigned. But for some reason, they cannot send an email to confirm. Because it's a codeshare, the PNR locator for Iberia is only 5 letters, so there is no way to access the PNR on the Iberia website. It's a total joke.
I will never try this type of ticket again.
Dec 3, 2015, 8:48 pm
#18
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,351
It's a well known and annoying problem (much better to book this sort of mixed ticket on the IB website, then you can get the AA record locator on checkmytrip or other places and select the IB seats on IB and the AA seats with AA).
There is really no excuse for this. However, you should be able to select the IB seats at online check in (the AA webpage will redirect you to IB and this has worked in my experience). Of course, by then maybe the seat you wanted will be gone.
There is really no excuse for this. However, you should be able to select the IB seats at online check in (the AA webpage will redirect you to IB and this has worked in my experience). Of course, by then maybe the seat you wanted will be gone.
Dec 3, 2015, 11:14 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2013
Location: MAD
Programs: IB+, BAEC
Posts: 3,105
Yeah, the particular case of AA codeshare on IB metal is a real mess. But that said, 2 hours is plenty of time at MAD to make the connection. I've never waited more than a couple minutes for immigration control.
Just a point of pedantry. In Europe you go through customs at your final destination and not necessarily where you go through immigration. So she'll get her passport checked at MAD but have to go through the nothing to declare line at SVQ. It's a small point but there are plenty of cases around here that have one or the other but not both.
Just a point of pedantry. In Europe you go through customs at your final destination and not necessarily where you go through immigration. So she'll get her passport checked at MAD but have to go through the nothing to declare line at SVQ. It's a small point but there are plenty of cases around here that have one or the other but not both.
Dec 4, 2015, 3:04 am
#20
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,041
Speaking of economy seats, the A330-200 dos not have same sort of seats
as the A330-300
http://ink-live.com/emagazines/ronda...er-2015/#117/z
as the A330-300
http://ink-live.com/emagazines/ronda...er-2015/#117/z
Dec 4, 2015, 11:57 am
#21
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Northeast US
Programs: DL-PM, 1MM; HH-Gold; Avis First
Posts: 379
Yeah, the particular case of AA codeshare on IB metal is a real mess. But that said, 2 hours is plenty of time at MAD to make the connection. I've never waited more than a couple minutes for immigration control.
Just a point of pedantry. In Europe you go through customs at your final destination and not necessarily where you go through immigration. So she'll get her passport checked at MAD but have to go through the nothing to declare line at SVQ. It's a small point but there are plenty of cases around here that have one or the other but not both.
Just a point of pedantry. In Europe you go through customs at your final destination and not necessarily where you go through immigration. So she'll get her passport checked at MAD but have to go through the nothing to declare line at SVQ. It's a small point but there are plenty of cases around here that have one or the other but not both.
It's a well known and annoying problem (much better to book this sort of mixed ticket on the IB website, then you can get the AA record locator on checkmytrip or other places and select the IB seats on IB and the AA seats with AA).
There is really no excuse for this. However, you should be able to select the IB seats at online check in (the AA webpage will redirect you to IB and this has worked in my experience). Of course, by then maybe the seat you wanted will be gone.
There is really no excuse for this. However, you should be able to select the IB seats at online check in (the AA webpage will redirect you to IB and this has worked in my experience). Of course, by then maybe the seat you wanted will be gone.
Dec 28, 2015, 12:00 pm
#25
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: ATL
Programs: HH D, MB G, IHG P, Nat'l EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 496
Also, for those who have flown this row, was being close to the lav bothersome at all?
Mar 1, 2016, 5:59 pm
#26
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: ATL
Programs: HH D, MB G, IHG P, Nat'l EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 496
To answer my question, 27J and 27C are approximately the same distance from the lav, and each one has a jump seat in front of it (only used during takeoff and landing). Other pax tend to crowd in this area to wait for the bathroom and to stretch, but this is a trade-off I'm willing to take for virtually unlimited legroom.
Mar 2, 2016, 12:02 am
#27
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: IB Platino (OW Emerald), AZ Freccia Alata (ST Elite Plus), Priority Club Gold, Sol Melia Gold
Posts: 144
Row 10 are basinet seats. You can be evicted should a family travelling with an infant request the seat.
To play it safe I'd choose row 27 if extra legroom is your goal
To play it safe I'd choose row 27 if extra legroom is your goal
Mar 2, 2016, 5:09 am
#28
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,351
Only the two blocks of seats near the windows are basinet seats. The best economy seats in the plane for me are 10D and 10H. Also, being the middle block, it makes it more likely that you won't have anyone next to you (since the seats are blocked and elites would probably prefer an aisle or window seat on a worse row).
Jun 11, 2016, 12:23 pm
#29
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: AAdvantage Gold. IHG spire elite Marriot Silver
Posts: 20
Iberia has no way of assigning seats, upgrades are nearly impossible and their service thus far has been awful.
likely will never do a codeshare through them. I should have just bought a flight through Lufthansa or somewhere else. 92 dollars for an exit row seat from ORD to MAD...?
Jun 11, 2016, 9:18 pm
#30
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,351
To be fair, AA charge significantly more than that for their MCE seats ($140 I think). I know you can get them for free at check if you are AA Gold and any are left at that time, but it's definitely not a given.