Originally Posted by
brunos
Availability depends on the POS (point of sale). EF reports US POS. It is very common that a fare class be unavailable if your ticket originates in a country (say TPE) and available if it originates in another country (say US). CX might open a lot of D fare from US where they are priced higher than from TPE (this is just a wild guess)....
+1.
CX system recognizes the fact that ex-TPE D fares are far lower than ex-SFO D fares. It could also be married segments, you need to have SFO-HKG-TPE available in D when married together.