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Seat Maps: we're currently not able to show seat maps for flights departing within the next 24 hours for several airlines: DL, BA, QR , ANA, B6, & JL
Searches currently not working:
  • Upgrades - AY, BA, EK, EY, IB, QR, VS
  • Awards - AY, BA, IB, EY, QR, VS

To search AA upgrades:
  • Use the Award & Upgrade tool
  • Only search for individual segments (set the "Connection Preference" drop-down to "Direct/Non-Stop only"). Flight results that are part of a connection won't show the upgrade version of C or A inventory because AA only files upgrade inventory as individual, not married, segments. (Married segments show revenue inventory instead of upgrade inventory.)
  • To avoid confusion, check the "Exclude Codeshares" box, as AA awards and upgrades are not valid on codeshares.
  • 2 minute video explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGRNFYIbHp4











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Old Jun 2, 2025 | 10:53 am
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Minimum number of travelers

With news of U.S. airlines' recent introduction of fares requiring a minimum number of travelers, would it be possible to add a new column to the Fare Information Results screen that shows the minimum (and I guess maximum) number of travelers? It seems to me that this could be displayed alongside Min / Max Stay, Adv Purchase Req, etc.

I realize that some U.S. airlines have walked back this attempt to introduce these fares, but at last check AA had not and other airlines could always introduce them again in the future.
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Old Jun 4, 2025 | 11:32 am
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My inbox is currently being flooded with mostly aircraft change notifications but some schedule changes too (which are showing no change). What’s more, all of the scheduled times shown for the aircraft changes are completely wrong. What’s going on and will I need to redo all of them again?
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Old Jun 4, 2025 | 12:47 pm
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Originally Posted by PlaneSpeaking
My inbox is currently being flooded with mostly aircraft change notifications but some schedule changes too (which are showing no change). Whats more, all of the scheduled times shown for the aircraft changes are completely wrong. Whats going on and will I need to redo all of them again?
Oh no, not again. Hopefully it's not another database issue like what happened last year (?)
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Old Jun 4, 2025 | 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by PlaneSpeaking
My inbox is currently being flooded with mostly aircraft change notifications but some schedule changes too (which are showing no change). Whats more, all of the scheduled times shown for the aircraft changes are completely wrong. Whats going on and will I need to redo all of them again?
My inbox too.
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Old Jun 4, 2025 | 2:54 pm
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Same - and SMS too?! Never received SMS alerts before... I'm also getting them over and over again for the same flights (and no, I didn't have the alert set more than once per flight).
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Old Jun 4, 2025 | 5:29 pm
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Same issue, inbox flooded
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Old Jun 4, 2025 | 11:29 pm
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The visa, health, passport info appears to be broken again:

Visa, Health & Passport

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value:T00:01:00. Valid DateTime format for departureDateTime is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+TZ.
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Old Jun 5, 2025 | 12:36 am
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The visa, health, passport info appears to be broken again:
Same issue as you - it's super annoying!
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Old Jun 5, 2025 | 2:02 am
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I'm sure this has been ask/answered somewhere but I couldn't find it in a search... did BA stop publishing/allowing access to seat maps on the day of a flight?
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Old Jun 5, 2025 | 2:11 am
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Originally Posted by lgladdy
... did BA stop publishing/allowing access to seat maps on the day of a flight?
If they did, its within the past 7 days. I suspect that, unfortunately, its another EF tool that has broken.
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Old Jun 5, 2025 | 2:13 am
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Originally Posted by lgladdy
I'm sure this has been ask/answered somewhere but I couldn't find it in a search... did BA stop publishing/allowing access to seat maps on the day of a flight?
Do you mean on their app/site or via ExpertFlyer? Either way, no - this is not my experience and I can access the seat map on ExpertFlyer even after Ive boarded. As for BA and if youve already downloaded your boarding pass or you havent checked-in by their stated deadline, then thats the point at which youll no longer be able to view the seat map.
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Old Jun 5, 2025 | 2:14 am
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Originally Posted by PlaneSpeaking
Do you mean on their app/site or via ExpertFlyer? Either way, no - this is not my experience and I can access the seat map on ExpertFlyer even after Ive boarded. As for BA and if youve already downloaded your boarding pass or you havent checked-in by their stated deadline, then thats the point at which youll no longer be able to view the seat map.
Yeh I mean Expert Flyer. flying today, and last night could see the seat map, but not today. Tried over BA flights today and it also errors... flights for tomorrow onwards are fine though.
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Old Jun 5, 2025 | 2:14 am
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Originally Posted by PlaneSpeaking
My inbox is currently being flooded with mostly aircraft change notifications but some schedule changes too (which are showing no change). Whats more, all of the scheduled times shown for the aircraft changes are completely wrong. Whats going on and will I need to redo all of them again?
ExpertFlyer peeps, any comment on this please - the deluge continued overnight.
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Old Jun 5, 2025 | 2:17 am
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Originally Posted by lgladdy
Yeh I mean Expert Flyer. flying today, and last night could see the seat map, but not today. Tried over BA flights today and it also errors... flights for tomorrow onwards are fine though.
That’s odd, unless EF is broken today which might be the case given the email dump. If you’d like me to take a look, please confirm the flight number. Oh, and if BA is broken, EF will be too…

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Old Jun 5, 2025 | 3:35 am
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Originally Posted by PlaneSpeaking
Thats odd, unless EF is broken today which might be the case given the email dump. If youd like me to take a look, please confirm the flight number. Oh, and if BA is broken, EF will be too
Im on BA754 but I tried every BSL flight today (AUS too, just to check if it was only short haul)
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