pda.continental.com seat error
Jul 21, 2008 | 10:34 am
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pda.continental.com seat error
Flight 647 shows a seat map with 20 first class seats while the upgrade standby list shows 18 as capacity. Which is correct the seatmap or capacity list?
Jul 21, 2008 | 10:47 am
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Looks like CO is holding back two seats. CO Insider mentioned this, I believe...I'll look for the post.
Jul 21, 2008 | 10:53 am
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This happens a lot on the 777. There are 50 seats, but it will list only 48 total seats
Jul 21, 2008 | 10:54 am
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It's a 739. Older 739s have 18 FC seats while newly delivered 739ERs have 20FCs. They're assigning a 20-seater for tomorrow's 647, but they're only booking 18 in case of substitution.
FlyOA2 is correct about the situation with the 772. Same reason. They will only book 48, but the aircraft assigned may have 48 or 50 seats.
FlyOA2 is correct about the situation with the 772. Same reason. They will only book 48, but the aircraft assigned may have 48 or 50 seats.
Jul 21, 2008 | 11:02 am
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Here's the post in which CO Insider discusses blocked seats in FC:
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Since tomorrow's CO647 is not close to being overbooked, I think that the other explanation (possible aircraft swap) makes more sense in this case.
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Sometimes when Economy Class on a flight is booked over capacity and First Class is not, we'll withdraw some First Class inventory from sale to reduce the chances of an oversale. This only happens in rare occasions, like on a date when our bookings are exceptionally high. We'll be sure to update our "blocked seats" FAQ with this information.