Originally Posted by
correctioncx
After the amedaus upgrade i noticed that expert flyer no longer be able to differiate seats that r blocked by CX compare the seats that r ASR by pax? Only when a pax checks in will it convert to occupied.
Also given the lack of POS functionality and it is more frequent that is will show incorrect inventory availability I'm thinking whether there is still value subscribing to them.
Ok...here is why. Sometime between T-55 and T-48, all CX FLTs are transferred from Amadeus to the check-in system (which has not migrated to Amadeus Altéa). During the transfer, the previously "occupied" seats become "blocked" whereas the most (but not all, as I think Extra Legroom Seats remain blocked) of the previously "blocked" seats become "available." Even though I do not use ExpertFlyer, I don't think ExpertFlyer can really solve this issue given that this is the information shown on the GDSs. By the way, it is also between T-55 and T-48 that the configuration designation changed from the IATA code to CX's own code and when the distinction between Y+ and Y are made.
For example, as of now it is about T-51 for CX255/04JUL and T-60 for CX257/04JUL, so the respective seat maps are:
Code:
4G*CX255Y4JULHKG«
AUTH-358 74K
0 - HKG 1 - LHR
NO SMOKING-HKGLHR
A B C D E F G H J K
W39 /U /U * B /U /U /U /U /U /U /U 39W
W40 / * / / / / / / * / 40W
W41 / * / / / * / / / * 41W
W42 * * * / * * * * * * 42W
W48X *U / / / B /U /U / B / / /U X48W
W49 / * / / / / / / / / 49W
W50 / * / / / / / / / / 50W
W51 / / / / * * / / * / 51W
W52 / * * / * * / / * / 52W
W53 * * * / * * * * * * 53W
54 * * * / / * * * * * 54
55 * * * * * * * * * * 55
56 / / / / / / / / / / 56
57 / / / / / / 57
AVAIL NO SMK: * BLOCK : / LEAST PREF: U BULKHEAD: BHD
AVAIL SMKING: - PREMIUM: Q UPPER DECK: J EXIT ROW: X
SEAT TAKEN: . WING: W PAID : P LAVATORY: LAV GALLEY: GAL
PREF ACCESS LAV: PAL DOOR: DOR SCREEN: SCR CLOSET: CLS
PREF ACCESS : H BASSINET: B UMNR: M REARFACE: €¥
MD«
59 * B /U /U / B 59 ¥
60 * * * / / / / * * * 60
61 * * / * * * / / / / 61
62 / / / * * / / / / / 62
63 / / / / * * / / / / 63
64 * / / / * * / * / / 64
65 / * / / / / / / * / 65
66 * * / / / / / / / / 66
67 * * / / * * / / / / 67
68 * * * * * * * * * * 68
69 * * * * * * * * * * 69
70 * * * * * * * * * * 70
71 / * * * * * / / 71
72 / / * * * * / * 72
73 * / * * * * / * 73
74 * * * * 74
A B C D E F G H J K
AVAIL NO SMK: * BLOCK : / LEAST PREF: U BULKHEAD: BHD
AVAIL SMKING: - PREMIUM: Q UPPER DECK: J EXIT ROW: X
SEAT TAKEN: . WING: W PAID : P LAVATORY: LAV GALLEY: GAL
PREF ACCESS LAV: PAL DOOR: DOR SCREEN: SCR CLOSET: CLS
PREF ACCESS : H BASSINET: B UMNR: M REARFACE: €
Code:
4G*CX257Y4JULHKG«
AUTH-378 744
0 - HKG 1 - LHR
NO SMOKING-HKGLHR
LAV
GAL GAL GAL GAL
A B C D E F G H J K
BHD BHD BHD BHD BHD BHD
30 / / / H GAL / H / / H 30
BHD BHD BHD BHD
31 / / / . . * / B / / / 31
32 . * . . * * Q H . * . 32
33 . * . . * * . . * . 33
34 . * . . * * . . . . 34
35 / / / . / / / / / / 35
36 / / / / / / / / / / 36
37 / / / / / / / / / / 37
38 / H * . . * . . . * . 38
LAV LAV
AVAIL NO SMK: * BLOCK : / LEAST PREF: U BULKHEAD: BHD
AVAIL SMKING: - PREMIUM: Q UPPER DECK: J EXIT ROW: X
SEAT TAKEN: . WING: W PAID : P LAVATORY: LAV GALLEY: GAL
PREF ACCESS LAV: PAL DOOR: DOR SCREEN: SCR CLOSET: CLS
PREF ACCESS : H BASSINET: B UMNR: M REARFACE: €¥
MD«
A B C D E F G H J K ¥
BHD BHD BHD BHD
44X . . . / B * * / B . / / X44
45 . . . . * * * . * * 45
46 * . . . . . . . * * 46
47 . . . * * * * . * * 47
48 . . . * * * . . * . 48
49 / / / / / / / / / / 49
50 / / / / / / / / / / 50
51 / / / / / / / / / / 51
52 / M / M / M / M / M / M / M / M / M / M 52
53 / M / M /MH /MH / M / M 53
GAL GAL GAL GAL
A B C D E F G H J K
BHD BHD BHD BHD
54 / B * * / B 54
BHD BHD BHD BHD BHD BHD
55 / H / / / / / / / / / H 55
AVAIL NO SMK: * BLOCK : / LEAST PREF: U BULKHEAD: BHD
AVAIL SMKING: - PREMIUM: Q UPPER DECK: J EXIT ROW: X
SEAT TAKEN: . WING: W PAID : P LAVATORY: LAV GALLEY: GAL
PREF ACCESS LAV: PAL DOOR: DOR SCREEN: SCR CLOSET: CLS
PREF ACCESS : H BASSINET: B UMNR: M REARFACE: € ¥
MD«
56 * * * * * * * . * * 56 ¥
57 * * * * * * * * * * 57
58 * * * * * * * * * * 58
59 * * * * * * * * . . 59
60 * * * . * * * * * * 60
61 * * * . * * * * * * 61
62 / / / / / / / / / / 62
63 / / / / / / / / / / 63
64 / / / / / / / / / / 64
65 / / / / / / / / / / 65
66 . . / / / / Q H . 66
67 . * / / / / Q H Q H 67
68 Q H Q / / / / Q H Q H 68
69 / H / / / H 69
A B C D E F G H J K
LAV LAV LAV LAV
AVAIL NO SMK: * BLOCK : / LEAST PREF: U BULKHEAD: BHD
AVAIL SMKING: - PREMIUM: Q UPPER DECK: J EXIT ROW: X
SEAT TAKEN: . WING: W PAID : P LAVATORY: LAV GALLEY: GAL
PREF ACCESS LAV: PAL DOOR: DOR SCREEN: SCR CLOSET: CLS
PREF ACCESS : H BASSINET: B UMNR: M REARFACE: €