tulip

... from Philly to Paris. Without calling U.S. Airways, is there a way to tell?<BR>Many thanks.

elaine

this is going to be a bit vague, but last time I bought a ticket on expedia.com I was given an opportunity to choose my seats, and a diagram was provided that showed which seats were still available. I think that screen was shown before I had to actually pay.<BR>For all I know US Air has similar charts on their own website.

xxx

Here are three websites you might want to check. Chances are very high your flight is listed on one of these:<BR><BR>www.onehundredpercentfull.com<BR>www .overbooked.com<BR>www.ninetyninepercentfull.com<B R><BR>The days of empty seats are a distant memory, at least for a while.<BR>

tulip

elaine, I'll try that. Thanks.<BR><BR>xxx was a troll.

troll?

a troll?<BR><BR>I thought that the troll is the original poster?<BR><BR>Anyway, xxx is speaking more truth than tulip wants to face up to!<BR>

Marcia

"xx" is the gremlin who lives permanently on this website, and whose sole purpose in life is declaring all questions stupid, directly or indirectly. School's out, you know.<BR><BR>I am able to see seating charts before purchasing a ticket on the American Express booking site (go to www.americanexpress.com and take it from there to get to booking air travel -- you may well have to register). You won't always know whether seats that blocked out have actually been sold or are being held for premium passengers, but you can get a very good idea how full the plane is.

Marcia

PS: You don't know that Tulip a)is looking at a flight in the near future, despite the concerns about USAir's status; and b)hasn't already booked and just wants to know if there might POSSIBLY be an empty seat next to her, etc. etc., or c)is just curious.

Jim Rosenberg

Marcia has a good suggestion above. Here's a "pre-drilled" site you can go to. Just plug in the itinerary you already have and you should be able to see seat availability by class. When you see "9", it means 9 or more seats remain available in a given class. Give it a shot:<BR><BR>http://flyaow.com/classavailability.htm<BR><BR>I use it to anticipate the chances of bumps and upgrades. Happy Contrails!

tulip

Marcia & Jim,<BR>Thanks for your help and great replies! FYI, Marcia, you hit the nail on the head with (b)and (c).<BR>To 'troll?': I don't mind, as you say, "facing up to the truth"; I anticipate the flight IS probably full, or close to it. I would like to check without pestering a U.S. Airways agent to satisfy my curiosity.<BR>tulip

xxx

So, why did you call me a troll? Smart aleck? yes, I was, a little bit. But I was just emphasizing the facts of today's air travel. And not a troll, in the usual sense of the word.<BR>

yak

Just annoying in the traditional sense.

tt

topping for DB

chachie

up for joanie.<BR>