No seats in my class of service... Or any class of service
Jan 27, 2015, 12:02 am
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No seats in my class of service... Or any class of service
So I'm currently scheduled to fly on AF333 on Wednesday, as I was rebooked onto this flight when my original flight was cancelled due to the blizzard in the northeast today. However, I'm a little worried about the message the seat map is showing me.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ozj8ik1rs...58.11.png?dl=0
My friend also did a search on expertflyer for me, and it seems to him that there is 0 availability left on this flight. At this point, I'm just wondering what my chances of being bumped from the flight are, and what sort of compensation AF offers in such a case?
Originally I was booked into the A fare class in premium economy, now the website is showing me as being in the W fare class, if that makes any difference.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ozj8ik1rs...58.11.png?dl=0
My friend also did a search on expertflyer for me, and it seems to him that there is 0 availability left on this flight. At this point, I'm just wondering what my chances of being bumped from the flight are, and what sort of compensation AF offers in such a case?
Originally I was booked into the A fare class in premium economy, now the website is showing me as being in the W fare class, if that makes any difference.
Jan 27, 2015, 3:13 am
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You can be sure the flight is overbooked, so it's not really surprising/unusual that seat selection may have been disabled. Even on "normal" flights, this sometimes does not work, anyway!
Check in online as soon as OLCI opens. And get to the airport in good time.
Check in online as soon as OLCI opens. And get to the airport in good time.
Feb 2, 2015, 7:02 pm
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Feb 2, 2015, 7:10 pm
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Remember that most carriers block off some seats for assignment at the airport, including usually some seats for handicapped passengers and some seats to make it easier for families to be seated together.
Feb 2, 2015, 8:15 pm
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There are seats available on AF code, but not many. Many more seats available on OS code (even if AF metal). Must be some event in Vienna. or a glitch with the change from winter to summer schedule.
Feb 2, 2015, 9:38 pm
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This is not the problem here as, in any case, you cannot pre-select seats on those flights (except in C). A300flyer has apparently a booking problem because he cannot find any available flights about 2 months in advance which U.S. of course weird.
