On international flights, if you get to the airport really early can you get a better seat?
I am flying from San Antonio - Dallas - London - Nice. If I arrive at the San Antonio airport early, can I ask for an aisle seat, exit row seat, or a seat in the front row for the Dallas-London flight when I check in? [Right now on my itinerary it says the Dallas-London flight seat is unassigned. ] I'm flying American Airlines
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Most of the time the seats are already reserved, however it is possible sometimes to get a better seat, I have done that by going very early
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The earlier you are, the more choices you have to "negotiate". Let your wishes be known at the check-in counter, otherwise they will plop you anywhere the computer says. First come, first serve.
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Yes, you can. I'm not sure of American Airlines' rules, but US Airways will allow you to. I usually go up to the baggage counter and ask for a bulkhead
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In San Antonio, the agent may not be able to assign you a seat for Dallas-London because that flight is not departing from San Antonio. You can still ask. When you arrive in Dallas, go straight to the desk that has the destination listed on it, and ask for a better seat. They will be able to better serve you. You can also call American Airlines, and ask for a seat today.
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Actually, I have arrived pretty late and gotten an upgrade to first class since the flight was overbooked. I think it was 50$ extra...but hey....first class to Europe is GREAT!
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I'm flying American airlines domestic and when I booked my reservations I it allowed to chose my seats too why didn't you do that? I got an aisle seat easy enough you might be able to into your reservation book your seat now go online and check
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Just call American and tell them you want to select your seats. You can check the specific seat numbers for your type of plane on this site: http://www.seatguru.com Your chances are very small of getting an exit row. Be aware that front rows (i.e. bulkhead seats) usually mean crying babies.
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i fly at least 8 times a year and most of the 8 flights iam in first class and when i reserved my seat i was in Business class.
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It has nothing to do with what time you get there. You are supposed to get there 3 hours ahead of your flight time anyway. You are supposed to buy your ticket online or at the airport counter, and whatever seat they have, you have to take it-or if you order your flight seat months ahead of time, you'll get a chance to pick which seat you want. If you do not buy a ticket, you are on stand by and IF they have room, they'll put you somewhere at the end.
