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Sep 29, 2016 | 1:47 pm

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San Gottardo

Join Date: Apr 2005

Programs: Eurostar Carte Etoile, SBB-CFF-FFS GA-AG, SNCF Grand Voyageur LeClub

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oliver2002

The blocking with 'X' has been replaced by theoretical seating last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47N5...ature=youtu.be

The seat block is still in force, but doesn't show in a generic GDS seat map (like EF) if someone is in the process of buying a ticket and has indicated what booking class/fare s/he is purchasing and what status s/he holds, the seatmap changes dynamically and shows different 'free' seats.

Thanks for the video link, very insightful.

But it doesn't exclude that EF shows blocked seats next to a status pax - and in fact this is what it did for all my US-bound flights. Also, theoretical seating works for all LH flights, right? In which case, the video or the mere existence of theoretical seating does not explain why I can see the blocked seats when flying to the US but not when flying to the Middle East.

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