FC fully booked, no seats taken?
Jun 23, 2017, 8:41 pm
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FC fully booked, no seats taken?
I'm booked on AA 4497 (DCA-DTW), 6/30.
AA isn't selling any seats on that flight anymore, ExpertFlyer shows J1Y0. But according to the seat map on ExpertFlyer, no F seats have been taken.
Is it really plausible that F is fully booked, yet no one selected seats? Could AA have sold 8 extra economy tickets, planning to move people up to F? Haven't ever seen something like this before.
AA isn't selling any seats on that flight anymore, ExpertFlyer shows J1Y0. But according to the seat map on ExpertFlyer, no F seats have been taken.
Is it really plausible that F is fully booked, yet no one selected seats? Could AA have sold 8 extra economy tickets, planning to move people up to F? Haven't ever seen something like this before.
Jun 23, 2017, 8:48 pm
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Sometimes, when Y is overbooked, AA will "zero out" the F cabin to prevent an oversold situation that involves pax being involuntarily denied boarding. Seeing that it's Y0, AA very possibly could have sold eight (or more) extra economy tickets. They're likely planning on moving people in Y up to F (elite pax will get upgraded first, typically), so this could work out well for you.
It could also be the case that a large group/organization purchased all available F seats but has not yet selected seats for travelers. This is a rather unlikely scenario.
It could also be the case that a large group/organization purchased all available F seats but has not yet selected seats for travelers. This is a rather unlikely scenario.
Jun 23, 2017, 8:49 pm
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I'm booked on AA 4497 (DCA-DTW), 6/30.
AA isn't selling any seats on that flight anymore, ExpertFlyer shows J1Y0. But according to the seat map on ExpertFlyer, no F seats have been taken.
Is it really plausible that F is fully booked, yet no one selected seats? Could AA have sold 8 extra economy tickets, planning to move people up to F? Haven't ever seen something like this before.
AA isn't selling any seats on that flight anymore, ExpertFlyer shows J1Y0. But according to the seat map on ExpertFlyer, no F seats have been taken.
Is it really plausible that F is fully booked, yet no one selected seats? Could AA have sold 8 extra economy tickets, planning to move people up to F? Haven't ever seen something like this before.
Jun 23, 2017, 8:50 pm
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It's possible. Also possible that they're anticipating IRROPS (severe weather?) around the time of the flight. Or it could be a glitch. I'd check back tomorrow morning to see if it's still zeroed out.
Jun 24, 2017, 4:05 am
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I have seen F get zero'ed out 30 minutes for boarding time (day before it was mostly full). Then lots of people upgraded. Then we they started getting duplicate boarding passes, they realized the glitch and deplaned those of us upgraded, then reboarded and gave upgraded passengers new coach seats - not their original seats.
Jun 24, 2017, 11:07 am
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Haha reminds me of one of my flight from yyz to lax. I was on a award first class ticket on the non trans-cont 32b. The whole FC cabin was available for picking and I was thinking it would be a light flight. As the plane started filling up, the whole F cabin was still empty except for me. It was funny seeing a Y passenger trying to sneak their carryon into the overhead bins in F and saying to the FA there was no one sitting in F. Nope. The flight was fully booked and a family of 15 had booked the rest of the seats in F! They were the last ones on the plane!