American Airlines Premium Economy, selecting the Best Seats - Business Traveller

American Airlines Premium Economy - selecting the best seats.
Review: how to choose or select the best seats in American Airlines Premium Economy, with Tom Otley, Editor of Business Traveller magazine.

- [Narrator] Okay, so this is the American Airlines Premium Economy cabin on a triple seven. You can see it's two-four-two configuration. And quite a small cabin, there's just three rows at the sides and four rows in the center. I'm standing at the front of the cabin, which is row 16. You got row 16, 17, 18, and 19 in the center. And then at the sides you're looking at 16, 17, and 18 there. Front row is obviously the one you want if you like the legroom. This is on a triple seven 300, I should point out. So that row 16 A and C, they're great seats. See, if you are in those seats, your in-flight entertainment's gonna come out of the arm in front of you, and it's got some leg rests there. Reclines as normal, as you'd expect. Same for that front row there, 16. Those seats are D, E, G, and H. Just moving back to the more standard seats, the ones that are in the center, you can see that the leg rest is slightly different. It just comes out, it's more of a foot rest. Comes down from the seat in front. And then you've got storage for magazines, a coat hook, some more storage below. The back row, row 19, looks a good one from one point of view, because you can recline, I guess without disturbing anyone or being disturbed. But of course, bear in mind that because of the configuration, you know you're gonna have the curtain between you and economy. And in one sense, you are almost sitting in economy class, in terms of noise. And also bear in mind that if there are children, there may well be bassinet seats here. Actually, it doesn't look like it is there, but there are bassinet seats in row 20 there. That's what those things on the wall are, those markers. Okay, these are the seats toward the window on the right hand side. These are L and J, and you've got rows 18, 17, and 16. It's quite a spacious cabin. The seats are obviously dedicated seats for premier economy.

[BronaghMcnamara]

More great advice for travelling with American Airlines.

[MPDLR]

HELPFUL!!!! EXCELLENT!! A real review video that showed the SEAT - really gave an idea of things So much better than many travel reviews where they love showing clouds and people's asses walking around in airports.

[ellomate..]

This was a fantastic overview, and would be amazing if there was more reviews like this for different configs/classes on American!

[davidbrianhydehyde]

Just traveled to New York premium economy on American Airlines must say was worth the extra great seats very comfortable

[juliabrem]

This was extremely helpful!!! Thank you!!

[MsFabDee]

Thank you for the informative video!❤🎉😊

[ksinouye]

Now that's how you showcase a cabin, nice work.

[ChrisZoomER]

It must be quite smooth considering that the premium economy is right over the wings.

[davidbrianhydehyde]

Can’t wait to try it out flying to New York in may 🤩🤩🤩

[TristanBabcock-hinw]

Is there a curtain between premium and economy???

[carolynmurtaza]

Flying American Airways next year for first time, have knee problems and thinking about premium economy seats and if worth the extra money ??

[campari]

The OTHER concern from row 19 is that you inhale economic air which is ghastly!

[patrice]

Does the emergency exit door protrude out at all to affect your leg room?

[iamric]

do the front row leg rest come out and up like a lazy boy chair does?

[RajendraSingh-kzry]

Are seat no.17a and 17c in premier economy class in flight aa293 on the winghs

[KeithApp]

Happy New Year Tom. Thanks for another informative video. Those seats look identical to those in AA domestic first in their A320/A321 and 737 aircraft. Certainly looks comfortable enough for a day flight to the US East coast. Is the in-flight catering anywhere near what they serve in transatlantic business? Happy travels for 2019!

[cristinaavery]

Do you know if this is also on the "shorter" haul 700-300er flight LAX-MIA? On their website these seats are designated Main Cabin Extra not Premium Economy in the domestic flights.

[kev]

Some extra info for those that are curious: If you are a person of size (like me) then these seats are terrible. The aisle armrests do go down but none of the others do because the meal trays are now in the armrests (as opposed to before "premium" when they were pulled down from the seat in front of you). This made dining very uncomfortable for me (I know, I could stand to lose some weight by skipping the meals - - ha ha). Also, being wedged into this little 18-18 1/2 " wide box was uncomfortable as well (basically, no wiggle room at all). Those little round coat hook thingies are a joke, but they are listed in advertisement as another "plus". And the pockets in front of you are inflexible so no place to store the offered bottle of water (not even a pull down bottle/cup holder!). I used to fly on Delta Comfort+ and it was good, but all these new premium sections are a nightmare for me!

[paulstein]

I have premium economy booked from Dallas to Hawaii. Two of us. Bulkhead middle section going. Last row on return.
Do other passengers use middle section of the bulkhead as a walkthrough? That would be bad.

Mine is a B777 200, layout 2, with 3, rows of premium economy.

Main cabin extra seats are behind the bulkhead, which should help.

[carolynmurtaza]

Doyou get an amenity kit in economy premium flying from Heathrow