Originally Posted by
mnredfox
Is it possible that availability queries don't accurately reflect true availability?
Was waiting for my EUA on SJU-DTW. Showed P2F2 right after the PE EUA (I'm guessing cause it was P7F7 seven days out). Seat maps confimed this with two open FC seats (not that we should ever use seatmaps to confirm anything but our seat assignment).
Today was the 4 day window, my GE EUA cleared ^, BUT availability is still showing P2F2. Here's the kicker, seat maps shows 8 open seats in FC (plane is a 320). So, unless the same # of PNR cancellations = the number of GE's getting cleared, something is screwy...
Go figure.
Availability can be different when taking a flight, depending on whether you're connecting (and to or from what flights) or not, so looking up availability for one or the other doesn't always give the true picture, any more than the seat map. They're just tools that can help you see what's going on if you read between the lines, at least in terms of predicting upgrades. The availability is much better in telling you what the airline is willing to sell at that moment when looking up the connecting flights together, unless you're only traveling the one segment. For anything else, it's just a help.