Originally Posted by
ramalama8
So I'm here at ORD standing at gate K2 with 15 minutes till departure, my laptop open to EF, staring at the standby list for an AA flight to DFW. EF is still showing 2 seats left in coach but the gate agent is saying that every seat is taken. AA.com is also showing 2 seats for sale.
Any idea why this might be?
Once the flight is under gate control, especially 15 min before departure, those values aren't necessarily updated back to the reservation system in real time. This is why AA.com is reflecting the same information as ExpertFlyer.