QF12 24DEC strange statistics?

Old Dec 23, 2012, 4:12 am
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QF12 24DEC strange statistics?

We're on QF12 tomorrow LAX-SYD. Using KVS, availability shows that the flight is still relatively wide open in most classes. We were looking for 2 F redemption seats but looks like it's not going to happen which is fair enough. We'll make do in 12 AB

However, the seat map in F shows there's not a single seat available with at least 9 still on offer for sale. Yes, I know about overbooking but this seems a little odd. Anyone got any explanations?

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
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LAX  Los Angeles Intl CA US [KLAX]
SYD  Sydney Kingsford Smith NS AU [YSSY]
MON  24 Dec 2012

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
QF         12      LAX   22:20     SYD   08:20     388      F9 A9 P0 J9 C9 D9 I9 U0 W9 R9 T9 Z0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0 X7 E0
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 4:24 am
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With a QF Gold membership in my EF account, for 24 Dec I can see 3 out of 14 seats allocated on QF12
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 5:14 am
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T-24 and seat maps are totally unreliable as upgrades are processed.
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 8:00 am
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Doesn't Qantas on the day of the flight make seats available in the U and P buckets allowing other airlines such as american to use those to upgrade for their customer as well?
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 1:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
...for 24 Dec I can see 3 out of 14 seats allocated on QF12
Ditto, I see the same (2F, 2K and 5A occupied).

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T-24 and seat maps are totally unreliable as upgrades are processed.
Why? Presumably the upgrade process is automated and takes a matter of seconds? Are you saying that, as the upgrade process runs, it automatically locks out all seat allocations and then, once completed, releases the unassigned seats again -- and the OP managed to hit this precise (and presumably pretty short) interval with their query?

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Doesn't Qantas on the day of the flight make seats available in the U and P buckets allowing other airlines such as american to use those to upgrade for their customer as well?
No. QF is well-known for allowing premium seats to remain empty, rather than allocating them for award redemptions.

For the OP, why take 12AB rather than 12EF - wouldn't you rather have an aisle each?
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 1:03 pm
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Doesn't Qantas on the day of the flight make seats available in the U and P buckets allowing other airlines such as american to use those to upgrade for their customer as well?
No - unless there has has been a recent change.
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 1:43 pm
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I noticed exactly the same seat map availability for QF 1 on 29/12/2012, I just figured it was something QF did...clearly that assumption was right

My KVS only has my lowly QF Silver details in there though
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QF now process upgrades right up until boarding. My last QF12 only had 3 seats in F sold, but upon departure was completely full.
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 2:22 pm
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For the OP, why take 12AB rather than 12EF - wouldn't you rather have an aisle each?
Thanks but the missus prefers a window seat and she likes to be tucked away.
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