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Oct 11, 2010 | 4:28 pm

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KVS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ExpertFlyer Voice

Incorrect, P indicates Premium Available, X indicates Blocked, but available. This is because a seat can be Premium but Available OR it can be Blocked but Available. It can also be either Premium or Blocked while Occupied. It doesn't look like the seat map isn't properly differentiating between all the different cases.

For example, BA 178 JFK-LHR on 11 Nov in F and Y. Look at 1K in F and 33 A/E/F/K in Y. 1K is Premium but Available, the row 33 seats are Blocked but Available. By contrast, 1A is just plain Occupied. Here are the GDS representations of this:

Code:

1A:
 <AirSeat SeatAvailability="O" SeatCharacteristics="K LS O WA" SeatNumber="A"/>

(read as Occupied, but would be Premium Only if it wasn't)

Code:

1K:
<AirSeat SeatCharacteristics="K O RS WA 1" SeatNumber="K"/>

(read as Available, for Premium Only)

Actually, yes, the above-posted interpretational table is still correct (and the data in your reply post further confirmed it).

For Preferred Seats [only] on BA (e.g. 1 A/K):

[P] = Preferred Seat Occupied
[X] = Preferred Seat Available (but "Blocked" from ineligible PAX)

For All Other Seats on BA (e.g. 33 A-K):

[+] = Seat Available
[-] = Seat Unavailable
[X] = Seat Blocked

[KVS Availability Tool 5.7.9/Diamond - Amadeus Enhanced Seat Map: 11 Nov 2010/BA 178/JFK-LHR/744/F]

Code:

     A  |  E  |  F  |  K  
 1   P     +     +     X  
 2   -                 +  
 3   -                 -  
 4   -     +     +     -  
 5   +     +     +     -  

[+] Available   [-] Unavailable
[P] Preferred   [X] Blocked    
[G] Galley

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExpertFlyer Voice

Code:

Row 33:
<AirSeat SeatCharacteristics="B K LS 1" SeatNumber="A"/>
<AirSeat SeatCharacteristics="B K 1" SeatNumber="E"/>
<AirSeat SeatCharacteristics="B K 1" SeatNumber="F"/>          
<AirSeat SeatCharacteristics="B K RS 1" SeatNumber="K"/>

(read as Available, but Blocked)

Correct also:

[KVS Availability Tool 5.7.9/Diamond - Amadeus Enhanced Seat Map: 11 Nov 2010/BA 178/JFK-LHR/744/Y]

Code:

     A  B  C  |  D  E  F  G  |  H  J  K  
33   X  +  +     +  X  X  +     +  +  X  
34   -  +  +     +  +  +  +     +  +  -  
35   -  +  +     +  +  +  +     +  +  +  
36   +  +  +     +  +  +  +     +  +  +  

[+] Available   [-] Unavailable
[P] Preferred   [X] Blocked    
[G] Galley

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