Originally Posted by
paul4471
That doesn't make any sense to me. If an airline doesn't want to make D class fares available to a paid D class ticket in an alliance don't put them into the D "discounted fare" bucket - the extension of what you say is that ultimately all oneworld airlines could say that no D class seat in their inventory is available to be used for a DONEx ticket. Cathay and others are not playing fair in the alliance here and I suspect talking to the AA desk that it is being pushed up chain as a significant concern by at least the AA RTW desk.
Nobody is saying that. Now you are creating a hypothetical scenario that is so extreme (no D inventory can be
ever be used for a DONEx) it's nonsensical. All I am saying is that airlines
can block inventory but Expertflyer cannot distinguish what is available for your specific ticket. Even travel agents using Amadeus may encounter similar situations where inventory is blocked, for example.