EXIT SEATS
Aug 28, 2003 | 12:45 pm
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EXIT SEATS
I am flying from Ft.Laud. to JFK with an hour wait for the flight to Athens. Can I reserve the exit seat for the Athens flt. when arriving at Ft.Laud.? Arriving at the gate at JFK with only an hour, seats will be gone.
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Aug 28, 2003 | 12:55 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by neviboy:
I am flying from Ft.Laud. to JFK with an hour wait for the flight to Athens. Can I reserve the exit seat for the Athens flt. when arriving at Ft.Laud.? Arriving at the gate at JFK with only an hour, seats will be gone.
neviboy</font>
I am flying from Ft.Laud. to JFK with an hour wait for the flight to Athens. Can I reserve the exit seat for the Athens flt. when arriving at Ft.Laud.? Arriving at the gate at JFK with only an hour, seats will be gone.
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Try calling the airline and having a decent seat reserved.
I presume you are flying either AA or BA, can't speak for AA but on BA the "good" seats are held back for their own elite passengers, you might be lucky by performing an online checkin on their website 12 hours before the flight but chances of that seat being available are slim...
Aug 28, 2003 | 1:15 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by neviboy:
I am flying from Ft.Laud. to JFK with an hour wait for the flight to Athens. Can I reserve the exit seat for the Athens flt. when arriving at Ft.Laud.? Arriving at the gate at JFK with only an hour, seats will be gone.
neviboy</font>
I am flying from Ft.Laud. to JFK with an hour wait for the flight to Athens. Can I reserve the exit seat for the Athens flt. when arriving at Ft.Laud.? Arriving at the gate at JFK with only an hour, seats will be gone.
neviboy</font>
Aug 28, 2003 | 2:39 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:
[B]I presume you are flying either AA or BA, can't speak for AA but on BA the "good" seats are held back for their own elite [B]</font>
[B]I presume you are flying either AA or BA, can't speak for AA but on BA the "good" seats are held back for their own elite [B]</font>
Aug 28, 2003 | 4:19 pm
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Thank you all.I am flying Delta with no "medals", although i flew their first flight from Montreal to Miami in the sixties(?). Delta ,in the past, will not give me the available exit seats for the connecting flights overseas from JFK.
This time, I have a 4hr.wait at JFK. I do not wish to take chances on missing the overseas flight. So I will see any gate agent and see what can be done to get the seats. Maybe they will blow me away as has happened before. (I left the sanitized area and went to the main check-in !!)
There are others who do what I do, hence the benefit of sophisticated answers. I am new on this great board.
neviboy
This time, I have a 4hr.wait at JFK. I do not wish to take chances on missing the overseas flight. So I will see any gate agent and see what can be done to get the seats. Maybe they will blow me away as has happened before. (I left the sanitized area and went to the main check-in !!)
There are others who do what I do, hence the benefit of sophisticated answers. I am new on this great board.
neviboy
Aug 28, 2003 | 4:21 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by neviboy:
Thank you all.I am flying Delta with no "medals", although i flew their first flight from Montreal to Miami in the sixties(?). Delta ,in the past, will not give me the available exit seats for the connecting flights overseas from JFK.
This time, I have a 4hr.wait at JFK. I do not wish to take chances on missing the overseas flight. So I will see any gate agent and see what can be done to get the seats. Maybe they will blow me away as has happened before. (I left the sanitized area and went to the main check-in !!)
There are others who do what I do, hence the benefit of sophisticated answers. I am new on this great board.
neviboy</font>
Thank you all.I am flying Delta with no "medals", although i flew their first flight from Montreal to Miami in the sixties(?). Delta ,in the past, will not give me the available exit seats for the connecting flights overseas from JFK.
This time, I have a 4hr.wait at JFK. I do not wish to take chances on missing the overseas flight. So I will see any gate agent and see what can be done to get the seats. Maybe they will blow me away as has happened before. (I left the sanitized area and went to the main check-in !!)
There are others who do what I do, hence the benefit of sophisticated answers. I am new on this great board.
neviboy</font>
Aug 28, 2003 | 4:44 pm
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A great place to check in the FlyerTalk Miles forum, under the airline you are taking. There lurk experts who know EVERYTHING about exit rows and you particular airline.
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Aug 28, 2003 | 6:15 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by neviboy:
This time, I have a 4hr.wait at JFK. I do not wish to take chances on missing the overseas flight. So I will see any gate agent
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This time, I have a 4hr.wait at JFK. I do not wish to take chances on missing the overseas flight. So I will see any gate agent
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Aug 29, 2003 | 6:10 am
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It's quite possible agents working other flights may be unwilling to help you. You could even be unlucky enough to get one who's having a bad day (or life) and deliberately disobliges by giving you a bad seat. (I'm not saying this is endemic to Delta, it could happen anywhere).
If you haven't yet posted in the Delta forum, by all means do so. The accumulated knowledge of the airline to be had there probably outstrips the accumulated knowledge at the airline itself.
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If you haven't yet posted in the Delta forum, by all means do so. The accumulated knowledge of the airline to be had there probably outstrips the accumulated knowledge at the airline itself.
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Sep 3, 2003 | 9:45 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JohnG:
its the same on AA , exit rows are reserved for elite pax.</font>
its the same on AA , exit rows are reserved for elite pax.</font>
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Sep 3, 2003 | 10:50 pm
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Delta allows you to reserve exit rows anytime you want no matter what your status is (at least domesticially, not sure about international, don't remember) so won't wait until you get to the airport, call them now and ask. If they were not on the map when you were picking your seats though, they are probably all gone already.