When do certain booking classes become available?
Apr 15, 2006 | 6:53 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 14
When do certain booking classes become available?
Hi guys,
I'm planning a trip to the East Coast from Europe in July, and I'd like to fly *A.
The fares that I've seen are ridiculously high - they start at around 850 Euros in Y.
I've checked flyaow.com, and interestingly their booking class availability engine gave me results such as
"F7 A7 C9 D9 Z0 J0 Y9 B9 M0 H9 U9 G0 Q0 K0 V0 W0" on most flights.
Now, I just don't believe that all the cheap tickets (e.g., V and W) are sold out already. Rather, I think that LH and LX and all other *A members will "open up" these classes later on.
Does anyone know when I can expect to see these classes with available seats?
Thanks in advance.
I'm planning a trip to the East Coast from Europe in July, and I'd like to fly *A.
The fares that I've seen are ridiculously high - they start at around 850 Euros in Y.
I've checked flyaow.com, and interestingly their booking class availability engine gave me results such as
"F7 A7 C9 D9 Z0 J0 Y9 B9 M0 H9 U9 G0 Q0 K0 V0 W0" on most flights.
Now, I just don't believe that all the cheap tickets (e.g., V and W) are sold out already. Rather, I think that LH and LX and all other *A members will "open up" these classes later on.
Does anyone know when I can expect to see these classes with available seats?
Thanks in advance.
Apr 15, 2006 | 9:36 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: port broad reach
Programs: NorthSails | Starboard | ION
Posts: 6,525
There's a little event going on in Europe called the World Cup... Given fairly inelastic demand for air travel at that time, it is quite possible that inventory management released only small amounts of V, W and lower inventory. If advance bookings are not strong, they may release some more...
...as with anything related with IM, anything can happen at any time.
...as with anything related with IM, anything can happen at any time.