Will incur my pregnant rage

Since I woke up this morning, I've been waiting until 24 hours before our flight time to log into American Airlines and check into our flights for tomorrow. Fucking website is pissing me off. You're supposed to be allowed to check in 24 hours in advance, but when I went to view the available seats on the seating charts, the only ones open were first class. We, unfortunately, are in "economy" seating. Whenever I select myself and click "check-in" it says that: "In order to proceed with online check-in, all passengers must have an assigned seat(s)..."

I'm a little bit pissed. For one thing, I'm pregnant and don't want to be sitting in the middle of three seats. I don't want some strange person falling asleep and leaning on me. I really don't want TWO strange people, one on either side, trying to strike up unnecessary conversation. The other thing is that Scott is going to bitch and moan the entire flight if he's not in the front row because of his long legs. I found this information on the AA website to justify all the seats being blocked out:

Q: What if I have confirmed my flights, but am unable to pre-assign (or reserve) my seats?

A: American Airlines usually withholds a percentage of seats until the day of departure. This allows our airport personnel to accommodate passenger needs on the day of departure. If you are unable to pre-assign your seat at the time of your booking, you may obtain your assignment upon check-in for your flight. Also, cancellations often occur closer to the day of departure. Visit AA.com frequently to check the current available seating for your flight.

So, you've withheld 99% of the seats? Does this sound like an overbooking to anyone else?

Posted by Tiffany at July 12, 2006 02:04 PM | TrackBack