Interpreting class availability
Sep 20, 2005 | 7:08 pm
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Interpreting class availability
Looking at class availability for an upcoming flight, (for the first time, really) and find:
A0 D0 Z0 Y9 H9 K9 N9 B9 O9 V9 U9 Q9 I9 S9 W9 T9
Does this really mean that A,D, and Z are sold out but there's a ton of Y? 'A' is available for sale on the website, so it can't mean the class is not offered. Or am I just reading this totally wrong?
A0 D0 Z0 Y9 H9 K9 N9 B9 O9 V9 U9 Q9 I9 S9 W9 T9
Does this really mean that A,D, and Z are sold out but there's a ton of Y? 'A' is available for sale on the website, so it can't mean the class is not offered. Or am I just reading this totally wrong?
Sep 20, 2005 | 7:17 pm
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it would be strange if they were offering A for sale on the website and there was zero in the A bucket...
But this should mean that first class is sold out and there are seats in coach, though how many are actually available is up for debate...
But this should mean that first class is sold out and there are seats in coach, though how many are actually available is up for debate...
Oct 2, 2005 | 9:03 pm
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Originally Posted by xFF
Looking at class availability for an upcoming flight, (for the first time, really) and find:
A0 D0 Z0 Y9 H9 K9 N9 B9 O9 V9 U9 Q9 I9 S9 W9 T9
A0 D0 Z0 Y9 H9 K9 N9 B9 O9 V9 U9 Q9 I9 S9 W9 T9
Oct 2, 2005 | 9:20 pm
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Are you sure the website was selling "A" availability? I've seen instances (and there is a relatively recent thread here about it) where they offer to sell "F" inventory, which is a "full-full" first class fare, often significantly more expensive than any A fare (think pre-9/11). I suspect it's when they are overselling the FC cabin, which they probably only do on routes where there are a high number of no-shows historically.
Oct 3, 2005 | 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by ijgordon
Are you sure the website was selling "A" availability?
