Originally Posted by
filmwill
Has there been any sort of verification of this info yet?
I only ask because I'm baffled by the fact that TG hasn't changed their reservation system yet for October and beyond to accomodate for the new seating layout in the 772 (specifically, far fewer seats than currently available.)
If they knew they had sold the A345s, why on Earth would they continue booking, for instance, C class, at double the capacity ad infinitum for one moment more? Aren't they creating a HUGE backup (and potential mess worse than the JFK debacle) for themselves? I understand that, yes, this is TG we're talking about, and sometimes even asking the question is moot.
Seems to me, though, that maybe they haven't sold them and, until they do, they're planning on keeping the A345s on the schedule.
If not, anyone care to take a guess at what is going on? It's slightly fascinating to see this play out.
I don't think they are selling the seats ad infinitum. There are 30 C class seats on the 772's and 60 on the 345's. About a month ago, I bought a C class ticket round trip LAX-BKK Dec 18-Jan 4. When I selected my seat, there were about 25-26 seats already assigned.
Out of curiosity about the upcoming changes, I checked the Thai Air website a few days later and they had stopped booking C class tickets on that flight. I checked a few other dates around that time and none available. My theory is that while they're still booking C class tickets, but are stopping at 30 instead of 60 to avoid the backup when they announce the change, which they're holding off on a bit longer while they're still trying to clean up the NYC-BKK debacle.
The other clue is that they've completely stopped selling PE seats on any dates after October