Originally Posted by
fanger
Thank you for this very interesting post. I am sure I don't understand all the implications. A few follow up questions:
1. You say that you were upgraded into oversold J cabins 80+% of the time. I take this to mean that RM authorized the processing of an upgrade prior to airport control, I.e., before 3-4 hrs before flight when inventory would have been showing J0. Correct?
2. In an oversold J situation, will the F inventory ever be 0 unless the F cabin is actually truly sold out?
3. If J0 shows, then the cabin is actually oversold, usually?
4. If J1 or 2 shows, it's probably already oversold at that moment?
Thanks again.
(1) Yes and no. Usually its at T-24 though sometimes closer in and sometimes as much as T-48 out. The flight will be J positive even if oversold. For example, let's say the current load on a 772 is 4/16, 39/37. The flight may be listed as F4 J7. I have however been cleared during a sweep which results in the flight going to J0 (or F0 J0).
(2) Sometimes yes
(3) Not always. Its route and date dependent. And of course dependent on how the F cabin has sold.
(4) Same as (3).