American Airlines Adds Fee for First Rows Seats

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American Airlines has introduced a fee for sitting near the front of the plane.

With this newest program, Express Seats, AA requires customers to pay a fee starting from $19 to sit in the first two or three rows of coach class.

In a press release the airline says that Introductory pricing for Express Seats begins at $19 per flight, with pricing based on distance.
Here are some examples of introductory prices for Express Seats on popular American Airlines routes:
- $19 for St. Louis to Chicago O’Hare
- $29 for San Francisco to Dallas/Fort Worth
- $29 for Boston to Chicago O’Hare
- $39 for New York JFK to Los Angeles
- $39 for Chicago O’Hare to Honolulu

Elite frequent fliers and customers purchasing full-fare tickets will not be subject to the new seat charges.

Express Seats are available to all American Airlines customers and can be purchased exclusively via airport Self-Service Check-In machines anytime from 24 hours to 50 minutes prior to scheduled flight departure for travel wholly within the United States. (source)