Originally Posted by
OptionsCLE
This has been discussed here and at the DO's before, and the general understanding has been that F is never intentionally overbooked. Here, though, it looks like I've found at least one example where that's not the case. Check this flight out:
[KVS Availability Tool 3.0.2/Lite - Apollo: ITN/US-ARL]
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IAH Houston George Bush Intercnt'l TX US [KIAH]
JFK New York John F Kennedy Int'l NY US [KJFK]
SAT 01 Mar 2008
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability
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CO 821 IAH 16:50 JFK 21:27 735 0 A9 D9 Z9 R8 E1 Y9 H9 K9 M9 N9 B0 O9 V0 U9 Q0 I9 S0 W9 T0 X9
CO is selling 9 seats out of a possible 8 in first on the 737-500. Does anyone else know of flights that are oversold up front?
Hi
OptionsCLE, we do not intentionally oversell First Class on our domestic flights. Although our flight 821 is scheduled to be a 737-500 between Houston (IAH) and New York (JFK), it's currently planned to be substituted with a 737-700 on Mar. 1. Our 737-700s have 12 First Class seats, which would explain why you're currently seeing at least 9 seats for sale.