Originally Posted by
awmawm
I am not sure that this approach would work for paid tickets.
Not only
would it work, but it
has been working quite well [for the airlines] for a number of years now -- there are links to a number resources on this topic, located in the KVS Tool FAQ under
"POS (Point-of-Sale)/Dynamic Availability".
Originally Posted by
awmawm
If that were truly the case, how could a ticketing agent (travel agent or another airline) rely on Apollo, Sabre, etc. to find available seats for a specific booking class?
As explained in the resources above, availability can be made specific to a particular region, country, travel agency/airline Res office, or even agent... Not the same ≠ not reliable.