ToddChavez

Hey all,

The flights I need to get on are showing 100% sold out. Does that include blocked seats? Will AA assign nonrevs/jumpseaters to those seats?

Thanks!

daOldMan

Right now is a terrible time to try to fly non-rev. The flight loads on JetAway or travel planner typically show the total number of seats on the airplane and you need to do the math (count back 15%). There are handy charts with the capacity of each fleet type that have been published. When it gets an hour or so from departure time, some gate agents will block the 15% of the seats and then it will show correct in the apps, but not all do this and they are not required to do so. Your best bet is to identify the type of aircraft and then look up how many seats it has to confirm.

So, a A319 has 128 seats and JetAway and travel planner show that it has 128 seats, but we can only take 108.

I have unfortunately left dozens of paying passengers this week because of this 85% rule. Flights are booked to full, or even oversold, and we still have to remove 15%. I dont think I have taken more than a handful of non-revs in the last 10 days.

The flight deck Jumpseat is separate and is considered a crew member position, so that does not count in the 85%.

KSUto64

 Is there any talk of removing the 85% cap? We all know it’s just a completely arbitrary number that does not decrease the risk of any possible spread.

SSlow

With regard to the 85% capacity, would it be easy for two people traveling together to get seats next to each other? I know they are trying to space everyone out, but it seems silly to do so for members of the same household or for people traveling together. I bought tickets but didn't pay extra for assigned seating since it is a short nonstop flight.

thrust

Yes, very easy. Just let the gate agent know. The relative few awful agents give the majority of meh to good ones a bad rap.

SSlow

Awesome, thank you.

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C2078

Question. How many jumpseats on AA 777 and 787 (for domestic purposes)? Thank you.

Electrickjet

2 J/S on each, domestic only, if OAL.

trent890

3 JS on the 787. 2 in the flight deck, 1 in the flight crew rest bunk that can be occupied as long as the door to the bunk area is latched open during T/O and landing. Domestic only if OAL, as previously stated.