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Re: free carry-on
[Re: SandS]
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07/27/2018 08:59 AM
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I'm with you, SandS--We flew AA on a domestic flight in April 2018 and to SXM in June 2018 and had free carry on bag, plus personal item, on each flight, in regular coach seating. EDIT--apparently that change is for something called "Basic Economy" seats on AA, which I would never book anyway, as you have to PAY to choose a seat. Basic EconomyJust looking at a few dates, Miami to SXM, I never even see Basic Economy as an option. I also checked some dates from Orlando to DC and never saw it. Perhaps it's only an option on certain domestic flights? Oh and by the way, I have been perfectly satisfied with AA over the years.
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Re: free carry-on
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07/27/2018 09:39 AM
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Agreed, most of the country does not have the options that people from the NY area have and we have to take what we can get!
As I said, that Basic Economy must be available only on certain routes or something, as I have never even seen it offered on trips I wanted to book.
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Re: free carry-on
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07/27/2018 10:00 AM
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I have been on several flights where the boarding announcement made it very clear that "Basic Economy" boards last and no carry on's.
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Re: free carry-on
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07/27/2018 10:44 AM
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I have been on several flights where the boarding announcement made it very clear that "Basic Economy" boards last and no carry on's. And by boarding last chances are there won't be any overhead storage left by the time you board. So free isn't such a big deal.
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Re: free carry-on
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07/27/2018 11:09 AM
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Delta is showing 4 classes of service for SXM, including Basic. No charge for carry-on but space is limited and it may have to be gate checked at n/c. No advanced seat assignment.
I doubt free carry-on is a determining factor for most of the country. It is availability of flights and price and like Carol said, most have to take what they can get.
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Re: free carry-on
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07/27/2018 12:17 PM
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The no advance seat assignment would be a big deal to me, especially for the flight to SXM. We recently booked Delta on frequent flyer miles and were able to pick seats. Like I said, I haven't even seen that basic economy being offered on AA flights to SXM. AA has taken to charging extra for seats closer to the front, which offer nothing other than being closer to the front. I just take a seat closer to the back and get assigned seats with no issue.
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Re: free carry-on
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07/27/2018 07:15 PM
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I thought some of the front seats had an extra 2 or 3 inches of leg room between you and the seat in front of you?
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Re: free carry-on
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07/27/2018 07:46 PM
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Delta definitely has that, perhaps AA, but I was talking about the exact same seat, just closer to the front..
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