Despite the OP's later assumptions, what I posted was normal "O" class availability for a Dutch/European-registered Flying Blue account. It has nothing to do with elite status, as you can clearly see that the regular classic rate is widely available. If the OP is seeing different availability, I suspect it has more to do with different availability being advised to North American members.

I made no assumptions above, and merely answered the question you posed. My second post was a general statement of my own opinion on a matter that generally affects the entire FB forum, and should therefore not have been interpreted as applying only, or even, to this particular thread.