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Jan 31, 2012 | 7:22 am

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Originally Posted by RPRocket

I have purchased a "M" fare from Columbus to Sydney via Los Angeles. Both DL.com and EF show tons of J seats available for purchase but with Z0.

In fact, many other flights have far less J inventory available for sale but show Z>0.

Has anyone ever called the Diamond line and successfully gotten a J seat flipped into Z to allow usage of those lovely SWUs?

They cant do it. Rev mgmt are the only folks who can open a specific bucket. Rule #1 in using SWUs on Delta: Never book until you have confirmed space.

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