Coronavirus Changes: American Airlines Relaxes Seating Policy

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – American Airlines announced that they have relaxed their seating policy in an effort to promote social distancing.Gate agents will be permitted to reassign seating in order to create more space between passengers. Once passengers board the plane, they will also be allowed to move to other seats within the plane, but that is subject to availability, weight, and balance restrictions.They also are planning to block half of all middle seats.American will also be temporarily