Originally Posted by Keter

BTW from what I recall from my limited experience is that LH group is using same tactics as TK - specifically any SS request in an RBD will most likely trigger the closure of the whole RBD for sale. For some time at least. Be careful with Orbitz and others who actually do SS bookings before you click to go to the payment page.
SS is soft sell, pre confirmed seats before a booking is saved and a record locator (with segments in HK status) is received.