> It is easy to see the scheduled type of aircraft when you book tickets That's as maybe, but is far from guaranteed to remain as-is - and how many people main

> It is easy to see the scheduled type of aircraft when you book tickets That's as maybe, but is far from guaranteed to remain as-is - and how many people maintain an ExpertFlyer membership and enter their itinerary for aircraft change alerts? Unless a seat changes†, IME most airlines don't proactively send out change alerts to passengers already booked when one aircraft is swapped for another. Furthermore I would sincerely doubt anyone's ability to extract a refund because the airline changed to a plane they weren't willing to board. † and even then it isn't guaranteed, and rarely do I notice the alerts highlighting the reason being an aircraft change