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Old Jul 2, 2002, 11:43 am
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thefareguru
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Vancouver, BC
Programs: Aeroplan; PriorityClub
Posts: 934
Yep, and now I see another flaw.

Here is the display for that flight from aeroplan.de for Aug 18.

SUN 18AUG02 SANTIAGO /EASTER ISLAN *LA 1 SCL IPC 1635 2010 LA 833 J4 D1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 LC WC VC#763 B ]AM*LA ; ] SUN 18AUG02 SANTIAGO /EASTER ISLAN *LA NO MORE LATER FLTS 18AUG SCL IPC NO FLIGHTS THIS DATE AND/OR CITY PAIR ] NO PREVIOUS OR ORIGINAL REQUEST
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Here is my original display from Galileo Canada:
*** LAN CHILE ***
SUN 18AUG02 SANTIAGO /EASTER ISLAND *LA
1 SCL IPC 18/1635 2010 LA 833 J4 D1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L0 W0+763*C

The + indicates that more classes are visible after typing a new entry, so I type the entry L[LA/A*C1 and ...
*** LAN CHILE ***
SUN 18AUG02 SANTIAGO /EASTER ISLAND *LA
1-SCL IPC 18/1635 2010 LA0833 J4 D1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L0 W0 V0 N0 O0 Q0 S0
END OF DISPLAY

Thus, when a carrier has more than 9 booking classes, the last will not be visible.
Looking at a wide-open day:
WED 21AUG02 SANTIAGO /EASTER ISLAN *LA 1 SCL IPC 1635 2010 LA 833 J4 D9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 W9 V9#763 B ]AM*LA ; ] WED 21AUG02 SANTIAGO /EASTER ISLAN *LA NO MORE LATER FLTS 21AUG SCL IPC NO FLIGHTS THIS DATE AND/OR CITY PAIR ] NO PREVIOUS OR ORIGINAL REQUEST
********
*** LAN CHILE ***
WED 21AUG02 SANTIAGO /EASTER ISLAND *LA
1 SCL IPC 21/1635 2010 LA 833 J4 D4 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 W4+763*C
*** LAN CHILE ***
WED 21AUG02 SANTIAGO /EASTER ISLAND *LA
1-SCL IPC 21/1635 2010 LA0833 J4 D4 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 W4 V4 N4 O4 Q9 S9
END OF DISPLAY
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