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Old Jan 20, 2020, 6:22 am
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Originally Posted by edkwan88
This is a stupid question, but was does J5, W2, Y5, or whatever number mean? Is that the number of available award seats available in expert flyer? I don't have an expert flyer account but know about it.
Yes, that is the number of seats available in any given fare bucket (not just awards).

So if someone asks how their upgrade chances look, and we respond "the flight is down to J2", that means there are only 2 seats left for sale in business class.
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