Originally Posted by
highfly3r
I can't address some of your other questions about a same day change but in regards to availability;
AC 016 is showing a few open seats in economy, and is definitely not oversold. I would assume that revenue management would open up R space in a few days if both J and Y remain >5
[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
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HKG Hong Kong Intl HK [VHHH]
YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl ON CA [CYYZ]
SAT 04 Aug 2012
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability
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AC 16 HKG 15:10 YYZ 18:05 77L R0 Y9 B8 M1 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 T0 L0 K0 N0 G0 P0 E0 A0 J8 C5 D3 Z0
Although Y9 is suspicious, certainly seats for sale does not exclude the possibility of an oversold flight. Hence the term "oversold".
Either way if the UG is important to you I would definitely throw myself on the waitlist. I suspect there would be enough individuals who were (i) on the UG waitlist or (ii) SE and hence above you on the op-up priority list to fill those 8 empty J seats.