Originally Posted by skywardhunter (Post 31209807)

Y, J and F are their own fare buckets, but also used as umbrella terms for Economy, Business and First. When I said "In Y EK will Show availability as high as 9" I meant in all Economy fare buckets, which are Y down to X. On PC now so can copy the loads of 415:

F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O0 H0 P0 Y5 E5 R5 W5M5 B5 U0 K0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0

As you can see another seat has been sold since the earlier check and now down to 5.

From left to right it pretty much follows the F, J and Y pattern:

F & A = First Class (F)
J, C, I, O, H & P = Business Class (J)
Y to X = Economy Class (Y)

Generally speaking the further left within a cabin the fare bucket is the higher the fare, e.g. Y, E & F are Flex Plus fares while X is a Special fare.

The flight can be oversold because Emirates will sell the total number of seats on a flight. Meaning if the combined unsold seats in J and F are 20 they will oversell Y by around 20. It's not always exact, sometimes they over-oversell and this results in IDBs (Involuntary Denied Boarding). On EK this can be quite lucrative as they will rebook you on a later flight in addition to giving you a free return ticket which you can use within the next 12 months, so if you have some flexibility and travel more than once a year this can be very useful.

Originally Posted by nmc980 (Post 31210028)

Thanks for positing this skywardhunter! Funnily enough I was chatting with m3red on the weekend with some similar questions.

I've recently subscribed to EF and learning the ins & outs. I've noted that there is no Z or D inventory listed in the results (not even 0'd out) unless there is space available. In yours (and other members) experiences, do you either search for the inventory before booking - and if not available, set an alert for when seats are released?

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Originally Posted by skywardhunter (Post 31209810)

Here's 163

F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 H7 P2 Y9 E9 R9 W9M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L9 T9 V9 X9

Originally Posted by ft101 (Post 31210362)

Seems odd that Business Specials would be available but no Business Savers.

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Originally Posted by m3red (Post 31211709)

Originally Posted by raigian (Post 31217952)

Hi , been a while since i have posted. I am looking for a load check for Vs 29 on 12 july 19 to BGI from LGW. We x5 perons booked in premium and I was looking to bid for an upgrade via Virgins website which is not avaiilable. presume beacuse Business is near enough full. Thanks
Gian

Originally Posted by raigian (Post 31217952)

Hi , been a while since i have posted. I am looking for a load check for Vs 29 on 12 july 19 to BGI from LGW. We x5 perons booked in premium and I was looking to bid for an upgrade via Virgins website which is not avaiilable. presume beacuse Business is near enough full. Thanks
Gian

Originally Posted by ft101 (Post 31224890)

Can someone look up GLA-BKK (EK28/384) departing 27th June on Expert Flyer please? I can see H Fares on this (and many other dates) which are not there on the EK website. I wonder if these new H fares are confusing my system so curious to see if EF is reporting correctly.

Originally Posted by nmc980 (Post 31225039)

EK28 / 27Jun - F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 H7 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L9 T0 V0 X0
EK384 / 28Jun - J7 C7 I7 O7 H7 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9U9 K9 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0

Originally Posted by ft101 (Post 31225270)

That's pretty much the same as me. Try to make a booking and there's no Business Saver or Special so the O7 and H7 seem incorrect on both systems.