Reliability of seatcounter.com with Delta?
Apr 1, 2007, 8:26 am
#1
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Reliability of seatcounter.com with Delta?
Wondering if anyone has used seatcounter.com with Delta flights and what the accuracy rate was?
Here's an example for an upcoming flight I have:
4/9 DL 832 ATL - SAT 6:45 PM
Seat Counter shows: A8 B9 F9 H9 K0 L0 M9 Q6 T0 U0 Y9
Delta.com seatmap shows: 11 FC, 6 Coach
The LUT fare classes make sense if there's only 6 coach seats. Does M9 and B9 make sense? Y9, since they would probably YUP for anyone with status, makes sense as does FC.
I've only recently started playing around with this, just to see what upgrade possibilities look like for my typical routes.
Thanks in advance for any input!
Here's an example for an upcoming flight I have:
4/9 DL 832 ATL - SAT 6:45 PM
Seat Counter shows: A8 B9 F9 H9 K0 L0 M9 Q6 T0 U0 Y9
Delta.com seatmap shows: 11 FC, 6 Coach
The LUT fare classes make sense if there's only 6 coach seats. Does M9 and B9 make sense? Y9, since they would probably YUP for anyone with status, makes sense as does FC.
I've only recently started playing around with this, just to see what upgrade possibilities look like for my typical routes.
Thanks in advance for any input!
Apr 1, 2007, 8:33 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Land of 10,000 Upgrades
Posts: 9,465
As discussed countless times, the seating charts have almost nothing to do with availability.
Apr 1, 2007, 2:50 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: ATL
Programs: DL - PM (Sky Priority);HH - Gold; Marriott - Silver; National - Executive; DL Reserve AMEX
Posts: 5,238
Wondering if anyone has used seatcounter.com with Delta flights and what the accuracy rate was?
Here's an example for an upcoming flight I have:
4/9 DL 832 ATL - SAT 6:45 PM
Seat Counter shows: A8 B9 F9 H9 K0 L0 M9 Q6 T0 U0 Y9
Delta.com seatmap shows: 11 FC, 6 Coach
The LUT fare classes make sense if there's only 6 coach seats. Does M9 and B9 make sense? Y9, since they would probably YUP for anyone with status, makes sense as does FC.
I've only recently started playing around with this, just to see what upgrade possibilities look like for my typical routes.
Thanks in advance for any input!
Here's an example for an upcoming flight I have:
4/9 DL 832 ATL - SAT 6:45 PM
Seat Counter shows: A8 B9 F9 H9 K0 L0 M9 Q6 T0 U0 Y9
Delta.com seatmap shows: 11 FC, 6 Coach
The LUT fare classes make sense if there's only 6 coach seats. Does M9 and B9 make sense? Y9, since they would probably YUP for anyone with status, makes sense as does FC.
I've only recently started playing around with this, just to see what upgrade possibilities look like for my typical routes.
Thanks in advance for any input!
Apr 1, 2007, 8:59 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: ATL
Programs: DL SkyMiles, MR, HH, ICH/PC, Avis Pref., Hertz Gold
Posts: 2,897
First of all, most CRS systems (including SeatCounter) will not show more than 9 of a given fare class, even if there are more seats available. Caution: If DL is overbooking the flight, more seats will show as available than actually exist.
The delta.com seat map of F will generally be close as they do not purposely overbook F and a seat is usually assigned when booked.
The delta.com seat map in coach, however, is not an accurate indicator of availability. Some seats are held for gate assignment. Some seats only show on the seat map if you are a Medallion. Some seats may already be sold but not assigned.
If SeatCounter shows 0 availability, you can be pretty sure that it is sold out.
The delta.com seat map of F will generally be close as they do not purposely overbook F and a seat is usually assigned when booked.
The delta.com seat map in coach, however, is not an accurate indicator of availability. Some seats are held for gate assignment. Some seats only show on the seat map if you are a Medallion. Some seats may already be sold but not assigned.
If SeatCounter shows 0 availability, you can be pretty sure that it is sold out.