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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 12:27 am
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Originally Posted by YOWgary
Really? The one I got today included the following:

"Note that if you are unable to confirm, your booking will not be cancelled."
I got one for a full Y booking today.

You know why I book full Y? So I don't have to decide until T-60.

They're definitely not going to cancel a confirmed booking without your consent, unless they have a valid reason to refuse transport. But those are all in the contract, and they'd be breaching that contract if they did it for an arbitrary reason.
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 4:05 am
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
EF doesn't show actual loads. It shows what they're willing to sell, which can be impacted by loads on other flights.

133 tomorrow is wide open in J and overbooked in Y.
Thanks! Some how snagged and opup this AM
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 7:28 am
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
I got one for a full Y booking today.
​​​​​​You got one saying it would be cancelled unless you confirmed, or one saying it wouldn't?
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 10:35 am
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Originally Posted by YOWgary
Really? The one I got today included the following:

"Note that if you are unable to confirm, your booking will not be cancelled."
Ooops...Your right, I just went back and re-read it. You are correct. I read through it too quick the first time and only saw the cancelled. My bad.
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 10:54 am
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Originally Posted by YOWgary
​​​​​​You got one saying it would be cancelled unless you confirmed, or one saying it wouldn't?
No one has received an email that it would be cancelled if not confirmed. "Confirming it" is having you actually think about whether you want to go.
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 12:29 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
EF doesn't show actual loads. It shows what they're willing to sell, which can be impacted by loads on other flights.

133 tomorrow is wide open in J and overbooked in Y.
I know...but I can get a sense of the loads based on the numbers
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 12:47 pm
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Originally Posted by lcohen999
I know...but I can get a sense of the loads based on the numbers
Can you? I've seen flights that were over by ~10 and were selling Y9B9M9...

And flights that were completely zeroed out, even with 25+ available seats, because a different flight that day had been cancelled.
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 12:57 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
No one has received an email that it would be cancelled if not confirmed. "Confirming it" is having you actually think about whether you want to go.
[MENTION=10078399]JohnYYC[/MENTION] seems to have reported receiving exactly such an email.

I'd be more willing to bet that was a misread, but it's the only reason I'm asking about it.
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 2:21 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
Can you? I've seen flights that were over by ~10 and were selling Y9B9M9...

And flights that were completely zeroed out, even with 25+ available seats, because a different flight that day had been cancelled.
On routes I know...usually I am in the general ballpark of what is going on.

There is no ESP in any of this but seeing how the loads move and shift, I can get an idea of whats going on.
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