QUOTE(ckweng @ Oct 16 2013, 10:46 PM)
Brilliant! Outsmarting AA big time. By the way, AA likes to scramble seats if you didn't opt for seat selection. This is the case even if u only have 2 persons on the same itinerary, forcing ppl to pay for seat selection. Will need to use MBB2 to offset AA's "hidden" charges

i know this is abit off topic, but i can't help helping other ppl to outsmart big corps...especially in this part of the forum...
try this:
when u only have 2 ppl (coz easier) try to select a random seat for one person (without paying)..make sure the seat randomly selected has an unoccupied seat beside it....choose that seat without paying...
in quick succession, for the other person....faster go and buy the seat next to the randomly selected person....voila!! u just need to pay for one seat...
(or if u understand, use 2 diff type of browsers will have 2 session, use one to lock the seat first, just like u lock the cinema seat, and buy almost at the same time)
was gonna try this out in my trip next week as we have 2 different bookings, but i was waiting till weekends, but then again my gf said it's ok to sit separately
i think this will work better if u check in early..do try like other forummers said, coz all these while, same booking usually sit together...