American Airlines AAdvantage Preferred Seating

american airlines Preferred seats are available to AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum®, AAdvantage Gold and AAirpass members. In addition, passengers who have tickets with a full fare economy Y or B booking code are eligible for preferred seats.

Preferred seats are those seats like the seats on the first row of a section where there is plenty of legroom due to no bulkhead or seat in front of you. Preferred seat can also be a seat in an exit row, or a seat where there is some other convenience, such as the first couple of rows in Economy Class because those rows naturally get to de-plane first, which allows you to beat 200+ pax to the immigration line.

Because we know AAdvantage elite status members prefer aisle and window seats near the front of the cabin when traveling in Economy Class, we try to set aside a number of these seats on every flight. It's easy to identify them on the AA.com seat map where they are designated as "preferred seats". You may request one of these preferred seats when you make your reservation. When you pre-reserve a seat, we will hold it for you until 30 minutes before departure.

american airlines elite members are also entitled to preferred seating on oneworld member airlines such as BA and cathay pacific.