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Originally Posted by Gold_Member
(Post 10557182)
In MM, when you select DPS as origin and only show F class, it shows HKG and NRT. When I validate these flights with JL and CX they don't appear to offer F. In fact, DPS doesn't appear to have any F class to/from - anyone able to confirm this?
This MM feature has to be treated as a bit of an approximation. It doesn't have all the facts to hand. Where instances like this are highlighted, I can fix them - so thanks for the report :) The remainder of this post is explaining how it works, so you have a better idea how it gets it wrong!
All MM knows (by default) is the carrier & aircraft type on each route. So the starting position is that it knows CX operate 773s on this route ("CX773"). (Checking EF, it seems that there are CX744s also on some days, so I have added that in manually). In both cases, EF shows that only J & Y cabins are being sold.
Next, it has a table which sets the default cabins based on aircraft type. So, it knows that CX744 has fjy, and CX773 is jy. This doesn't cover all possibilities, as some carriers have different cabin configs within the same aircraft type (so this is a source of error - if F is available on some routes with the aircraft type, then MM will report it as available on all - even if the airline has a different config, or if it simply doesn't sell F).
MM attempts to address some of these inconsistencies by an override process. For example, there is a rule which says "any QF flight domestic within NZ is y only, regardless of aircraft type".
So, if you notice something amiss, I can fix it in one of two ways:
1. if I've got the default cabin setting wrong (e.g. if CX744 is showing "y" only) then I can change it to a more sensible default setting (e.g. "fjy"). This will affect what MM shows for all sectors using that a/c type.
2. if there are more specific changes (such as a 3-class 744 being used on a run like DPS-HKG where only two classes are actually sold) then I can make a specific rule; e.g. DPS-HKG on CX is "jy".
The best way to help me is to be both as generic & specific as possible. (That seems bizarre .. but I hope it's understood what I mean :)).
I think I've "fixed" DPS now .. however I also reviewed some of the default cabin settings (e.g. JO744) and my changes may have affected other routes.
Posted below is the current default settings, with the routes MM knows they're used on. It may be easier to spot glaring errors in this list - any feedback welcome :)
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4M 763: y; 6 routes: EZE-MIA EZE-PUJ MIA-EZE MIA-PUJ PUJ-EZE PUJ-MIA 