Originally Posted by
ernestnywang
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: €
Thanks
Can you also check for more days out as from the seatmaps u posted it is not 100% clear whether when someone is ASR will be showing as blocked or occupied