anything to replace seatmap.com yet??
#1
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anything to replace seatmap.com yet??
i know this has been discussed a lot...but wondering if i missed anything...is there any new way to see how crowded the flight is without making believe you are booking a flight? it sure is tedious that way
i did a search...so please please do not yell at me
thanks much
i did a search...so please please do not yell at me
thanks much
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Just to clarify the itn.net solution - if you register on www.itn.net and in 'My Account' set Availability Format to 'an expert' (under Display Preferences), then when you're logged in and look at flights, it will show you availabilities.
Or is this what you mean by making believe you're booking the flight?
Or is this what you mean by making believe you're booking the flight?
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Could be wrong but I understood the thread question to relate to SEATING MAP and not fare classes?
I too would like to see something that replicates (quickly) www.seatmap.com
FWIW when clicking on the Virgin site I looked at 862, the SYD-SFO flight I am on in a few hours.
FWIW - I simply do NOT believe these figures at all:
United Airlines 862 SYD 21 Dec 15:15 SFO 21 Dec 09:35 744
BUCKET CLASSES: F5 C9 D9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 K9 L9 G0 A5 Z9
United Airlines 816 SYD 21 Dec 16:15 LAX 21 Dec 10:40 744
BUCKET CLASSES: F6 C9 D9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 K9 L9 G0 A6 Z9
I had a friend trying to BUY a seat a few days back and there were no seats in ANY coach class. This is the absolute highest of high seasons here.
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~ Glen ~ sipping bubbly from a UA 747-400 exit row 15 near you SOON!
I too would like to see something that replicates (quickly) www.seatmap.com
FWIW when clicking on the Virgin site I looked at 862, the SYD-SFO flight I am on in a few hours.
FWIW - I simply do NOT believe these figures at all:
United Airlines 862 SYD 21 Dec 15:15 SFO 21 Dec 09:35 744
BUCKET CLASSES: F5 C9 D9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 K9 L9 G0 A5 Z9
United Airlines 816 SYD 21 Dec 16:15 LAX 21 Dec 10:40 744
BUCKET CLASSES: F6 C9 D9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 K9 L9 G0 A6 Z9
I had a friend trying to BUY a seat a few days back and there were no seats in ANY coach class. This is the absolute highest of high seasons here.
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~ Glen ~ sipping bubbly from a UA 747-400 exit row 15 near you SOON!
#8
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
Could be wrong but I understood the thread question to relate to SEATING MAP and not fare classes?
I too would like to see something that replicates (quickly) www.seatmap.com
FWIW when clicking on the Virgin site I looked at 862, the SYD-SFO flight I am on in a few hours.
FWIW - I simply do NOT believe these figures at all:
United Airlines 862 SYD 21 Dec 15:15 SFO 21 Dec 09:35 744
BUCKET CLASSES: F5 C9 D9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 K9 L9 G0 A5 Z9
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Could be wrong but I understood the thread question to relate to SEATING MAP and not fare classes?
I too would like to see something that replicates (quickly) www.seatmap.com
FWIW when clicking on the Virgin site I looked at 862, the SYD-SFO flight I am on in a few hours.
FWIW - I simply do NOT believe these figures at all:
United Airlines 862 SYD 21 Dec 15:15 SFO 21 Dec 09:35 744
BUCKET CLASSES: F5 C9 D9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 K9 L9 G0 A5 Z9
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I could not tell from the original question what the original poster was looking for (e.g. fare class availability or the seat map - they are both useful for determining if a flight is full.) Although I do think seatmap.com's seatmap was less than useful since it did not show Premier seating.
BillJ
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hi
i was originally just looking to see how crowded coach is...whether bumping was a possibility...or if i really do not want to get bumped...and it is crowded in coach...i would know that i better get there early
thanks all
i was originally just looking to see how crowded coach is...whether bumping was a possibility...or if i really do not want to get bumped...and it is crowded in coach...i would know that i better get there early
thanks all
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i am sure i am misunderstanding that sabre site but....when i checked a flight online at ual.com...i found there are only 3 or 4 seats left...(not counting first class)...when i put in the same flight on sabre and add up all the seats (except for f class)...they add up to about 50...is that possible?
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The replacement (or best equivalent yet) is Mathais's (smile67's) Availability Tool. He runs aeroplan.de which is what seatmap.com front ended into. You can check out all the banter in the Miles Buzz at
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/009504.html
You can download the tool at:
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~hartberg/ft/SabretoolSetup.exe
Setup is in German, but I think most of us know which buttons are yes and which are continue.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/009504.html
You can download the tool at:
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~hartberg/ft/SabretoolSetup.exe
Setup is in German, but I think most of us know which buttons are yes and which are continue.
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Since this really isn't UA specific, I'll move to MilesBuzz.
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#13
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Airlines tend to open up all inventory levels (unless the flight is way oversold) the week before a flight departs to allow people to make changes to their existing reservations. Since the advance purchase requirement can't be met, there is little risk for the airlines since only the more expensive fares can be bought and anybody wanting to make a change to their return flight is able to do so if they pony up the change fee.
The only true way to see how full a flight will be is to call up the airline and ask--even at that, the airline will only be able to tell you how many revenue seats have been sold.
The only true way to see how full a flight will be is to call up the airline and ask--even at that, the airline will only be able to tell you how many revenue seats have been sold.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LHR Tim:
The replacement (or best equivalent yet) is Mathais's (smile67's) Availability Tool. He runs aeroplan.de which is what seatmap.com front ended into. You can check out all the banter in the Miles Buzz at
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/009504.html
You can download the tool at:
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~hartberg/ft/SabretoolSetup.exe
Setup is in German, but I think most of us know which buttons are yes and which are continue.
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The replacement (or best equivalent yet) is Mathais's (smile67's) Availability Tool. He runs aeroplan.de which is what seatmap.com front ended into. You can check out all the banter in the Miles Buzz at
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/009504.html
You can download the tool at:
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~hartberg/ft/SabretoolSetup.exe
Setup is in German, but I think most of us know which buttons are yes and which are continue.
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I have a mileage run this weekend (CLE-DTW-MKE-MSP-MCI and back for $247.) Most of the flights are showing "P4 F4 Y4 B4 M4 H4 Q4 V4 L4 T4"... I am assuming this means that there are 4 P-First Class, and 4 F-First Class available? I am OnePass Silver, so I am hoping most of the 8 segments will be upgraded to First...
Does anyone have any hints/tips on how to interpret these fare availability charts for trying to guess Elite Upgrade-ability?
Please advise. Thanks.
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CO Silver, Hertz Gold, Starwood Gold
[This message has been edited by dzoellner (edited Dec 24, 2003).]