I am trying to book an R/T ZRH - NRT using the JL fare QLCSSW3 with a transfer in CDG. This fare must include travel between Europe and Japan on the JL flights 5053/5054/5055/5056 which are JL codeshare flights CDG-NRT operated by AF. Travel inside Europe (ZRH-CDG) must be on AF or LX according to the fare rules.
Using the Availability/FS method I've found some dates for which the Q booking class is available for the JL codeshare flights CDG-NRT. Because I am *A Gold for the leg ZRH-CDG I would like to book an LX flight and avoid AF flights. This works perfect on the way from ZRH to CDG but for some reason I can't book the LX flight 645 on the way back. I can only select the AF flight 1414 which departures 40 minutes prior to the LX flight I want to book or the LX flights which departure from CDG on the next morning.
I tried different booking sites (ebookers, opodo) and get the same results. They just do not show me the LX flight 645 on that particular day, not even at a higher price. However if I search for the same connection on the next day I can select this flight.
The KVS tool does not show anything special about this flight.
[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.9/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
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CDG Paris Charles De Gaulle FR [LFPG]
ZRH Zurich CH [LSZH]
MON 16 Sep 2013
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability
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LX 647 CDG 07:05 ZRH 08:20 320 J8 C8 D7 Z6 P2 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W0 S0 T9 E0 L0 K0
LX 633 CDG 09:50 ZRH 11:10 320 J9 C9 D9 Z9 P9 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S0 T9 E9 L0 K0
LX 635 CDG 11:00 ZRH 12:15 320 J9 C9 D9 Z9 P9 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S0 T9 E9 L9 K9
LX/## 639 CDG 14:55 ZRH 16:10 AR1 J9 C9 D9 Z9 P9 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S0 T9 E9 L0 K0
LX 657 CDG 18:45 ZRH 19:55 320 J9 C9 D9 Z9 P9 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S0 T9 E9 L0 K0
LX 645 CDG 20:45 ZRH 21:55 319 J9 C9 D9 Z9 P9 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S0 T9 E9 L0 K0
If I select the LX flight 645 on the next day (17 Sep 2013) I see that the booking class of this flight must be T (at least this is what Opodo shows). This booking class is also available on 16 Sep 2013, there is absolutely nothing special about this flight accoring to the KVS tool.
Any idea why I can't book this flight on that particular date?