Sat in the new seats for 4 hrs and they weren't that bad. I prefer them to having someone crushing my knees because they don't give a crap about the person behind them. I am sure the FAs love not having to tell everyone to put their seat backs up multiple times.

As for bases, the most recent gouge I heard was probably no different than what everyone else already knows. "It could be one of five cities, DC, PHL, ATL, MCO, CLE? But CLE not likely". "The numbers will tell us what city it will be and we will announce it one quarter before we open it." Probably end of the year but who knows? I'm guessing where ever we have the most flights would probably make the most since.