If I have a window economy plus seat on American Airlines and the flight is delay do I still have that seat?

If I have a window economy plus seat on American Airlines and the flight is delay do I still have that seat?

Yes

Yes, you have a seat on a cancelled flight.

Did you get off the plane?

Delayed flights are mostly due to the plane being late from its prior flight and does not change the plane or its seating. Sometimes it is for crew change delays or equipment checks or airport weather and traffic and that also does not change the plane or its seating.
If there's a change of plane equipment, the seating layout may be different and some people must be re-assigned. If a flight is cancelled and with luck able to be booked on a later flight, you take what you can get and complain after to the airline to try for a flight credit of some sort.

If you accept standby on another flight, you loose teh choice of seat. You take whatever seat is available.

If you rebook the seat on a NEW flight, you get the seat you booked onthe new flight

If the flight is simply delayed… Yes. If the flight is delayed and you are rebooked on another flight probably not, but American should be willing to give you credit or reimburse you the seat difference

It depends on the delay. If it's just late in from the last flight, then you'll retain your original seat assignment, but if it's delayed because of an aircraft change, you may find that there's a need to reassign passengers where the seating if the seat layout is different.

If you miss the flight on which you booked a specific seat then you are no longer assured of getting that seat. Call the airline and talk to a human to ask about options.

Yes

You may have delayed and cancelled confused. Also there's main cabin extra or premium economy which is only on international and some transcon flights.
If the flight is delayed, nothing happens to the seating assignments.
If the flight is cancelled or there's a change of aircraft, that's where it can get tricky.
In the event of a delay or change of aircraft, they will attempt to seat you in the same class of seat but no guarantees on window or aisle. However, buried deep in the contract of carriage, they can place you in any available seat, likely regular economy and no refund for any fees paid.

Add Comment