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Old Aug 19, 2014 | 5:26 pm
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Originally Posted by Boony1970
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We do not have a business relationship with ExpertFlyer and the organization used unauthorized information . . . At this time, . . .
Originally Posted by ExpertFlyer Voice
. . . ExpertFlyer did have authorization from DL executives to access and show the upgrade inventory, however DL changed their mind and asked us to remove DL upgrade inventory from ExpertFlyer at this time.
- We have attempted to negotiate a new agreement, however DL has refused all of our offers . . .
Originally Posted by iamhereandthere
[EF says] "we were authorized and we paid and they changed their mind" and Delta keeps saying "we have no relationship and it was unauthorized."
Those statements don't agree with each other, do they?
They could agree, just not simultaneously. EF was authorized, DL asked it to stop, EF kept trying, and DL shut it off.

Originally Posted by jamesteroh
. . .Now there is no way of knowing if inventory opened up and didn't properly clear or not. . . .
A revenue management feature, to increase breakage, offsetting the cost of agents' time.

Originally Posted by bennos
Aren't the canned answers from DL the same canned answers as last time this happened?
Yes, but with one {sigh of relief} exception:

Originally Posted by timmy83

Hello Timmy83. . . . We will sit down and think it over. . . . You Share, We Care
Waiting for yet another shoe to drop . . . up to about five so far.
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