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VibeCentro Jan 14, 2026 5:44 am


Originally Posted by SFO_FT (Post 37498086)
It seems that the "View Booking Class" feature under the "Fare Information" Tab has been down for a while and says "This feature is temporarily unavailable while we make some improvements."

Any ETA when this will become available again? I find it quite useful.

the alledged improvements have taken months (no idea what is being improved)

ExpertFlyer Voice Jan 14, 2026 6:07 am


Originally Posted by PlaneSpeaking (Post 37528187)
We seem to have the old and rather odd problem back of not being able to see seats 12 months ahead but instead of being restricted to an 11 month window, it has now reduced to 10, potentially. I say potentially as we won’t know until February if the window is even shorter.

For example, 2784 LGW-LCA 18 Dec 2026 wouldn’t show seats in Dec 2025 although unusually, the aircraft change could be set and usually, the two go hand in hand.

No problem I thought, I’ll simply wait until January and I’ll be able to take a look then. Erm, no.

Ok, maybe it’s a Gatwick EuroFlyer thing so I’ll try the 660 LHR-LCA on the same day just to check… nope, that doesn’t work either but again, aircraft changes do work.

If I look at November 2026, it’s all systems go.

I get the impression something else that has been fixed has affected this functionality which is what usually happens…

It would be great to have everything firing on all cylinders.

Thank you for reporting this, we are looking into it.


Update: This is an issue with one of our data providers, we are working with them but can't commit to a specific timeline yet.

ExpertFlyer Voice Jan 16, 2026 6:52 am

Hey everyone - We launched a referral program a couple of days ago! I know many of you have been recommending EF for years, now you can get rewarded for doing so!

If you’re using EF on your laptop you should see a new gift icon at the top menu bar. If you click that you’ll see your unique referral link. If a friend signs up for EF using your link, you BOTH get a credit! The credit amount varies depending on the plan they sign up for. If Premium Yearly you both get a $20 credit.

We'll be making improvements to the program based on your feedback. If there are rewards you'd like to see, please let us know!

PlaneSpeaking Jan 16, 2026 7:12 am


Originally Posted by ExpertFlyer Voice (Post 37541571)
Hey everyone - We launched a referral program a couple of days ago! I know many of you have been recommending EF for years, now you can get rewarded for doing so!

If you’re using EF on your laptop you should see a new gift icon at the top menu bar. If you click that you’ll see your unique referral link. If a friend signs up for EF using your link, you BOTH get a credit! The credit amount varies depending on the plan they sign up for. If Premium Yearly you both get a $20 credit.

We'll be making improvements to the program based on your feedback. If there are rewards you'd like to see, please let us know!

Thank you for this and I’m sure we’ll all be delighted to recommend the site but until the promised fixes are in place, some might consider this to be a little premature.

VibeCentro Jan 18, 2026 8:54 pm

Fare information is broken
"Fare rules cannot be displayed. This may be due to multiple fares existing for fare basis" when there is no duplicate in reality
routing information is also broken with always "." returned most of the time

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...419f8596f8.png
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1f573a2bd4.png
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...4251537a4e.png



SFO_FT Jan 21, 2026 11:41 am

This has been broken for many months, sadly. Also, booking class table remains broken: "If you would like to also see the Booking Class Table for a secondary airline, enter it here:"
EF: will this be fixed or no longer a part of the subscription?



Originally Posted by VibeCentro (Post 37546327)
Fare information is broken
"Fare rules cannot be displayed. This may be due to multiple fares existing for fare basis" when there is no duplicate in reality
routing information is also broken with always "." returned most of the time

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...419f8596f8.png
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...1f573a2bd4.png
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...4251537a4e.png


ExpertFlyer Voice Jan 23, 2026 6:13 am

Hey Vibe - Sending you a PM for more info.

flyingpugs Jan 24, 2026 6:03 am


Originally Posted by percysmith (Post 37477177)
Cannot see blocked seats on JL in EF.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japa...l#post37474837

Same with CX in EF (EF will show a block of seats as occupied in EF where seats.aero will show the block as blocked - given my knowledge of loads of the flight I am inclined to believe the former)

Still having this issue with CX where blocked seats are shown as occupied. ExpertFlyer Voice - wondering if the team is looking into it?

BA Humbug Jan 24, 2026 7:32 am

Timatic appears broken, no results are ever found:

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...38b4bac702.png

Adam Smith Jan 24, 2026 10:18 am

Seems my credit card details have changed since last year's renewal.

EF is nice enough to give a 7-day grace period:


We noticed your recent payment didn’t go through. To ensure uninterrupted access to Expert Flyer, please update your payment details.

We’ll hold your account active for the next 7 days.
Reiterated in another e-mall a couple days later:


Your payment is still pending. Don’t lose access to award & upgrade searches, seat alerts, and more. Your account will be paused in 4 days if you don’t update your payment information.
But my account has definitely been downgraded. None of the features are accessible, etc. Of course, the subscription page is just as confused about it as I am. I have a free account, that's why nothing works! No, wait, I have a Premium Yearly subscription and it's Active, so things should work!

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...269177af27.png

Guys, which is it? You don't have to provide a free extension while people replace their card details. It would be a nice gesture, but plenty of vendors cut off access as soon as a payment fails.

But if you're going to tell me I have a 7-day extension, give me the 7-day extension. If you're not going to give me a 7-day extension, don't tell me you're giving me one.

percysmith Jan 24, 2026 5:56 pm

Isn’t the extension just here to let us maintain our alerts and saved queries, pending renewal?

Rare Jan 24, 2026 6:28 pm


Originally Posted by BA Humbug (Post 37556727)
Timatic appears broken, no results are ever found:

I didn’t know that was a feature of EF. Thanks! (Broken for me at the moment also, but I look forward to using this when it’s fixed.)

Adam Smith Jan 25, 2026 2:10 am


Originally Posted by percysmith (Post 37557662)
Isn’t the extension just here to let us maintain our alerts and saved queries, pending renewal?

That's not what it says. I pasted all of the relevant text. If that's what they mean, they haven't written it very poorly. "Don’t lose access to award & upgrade searches, seat alerts, and more" strongly implies I haven't yet lost that access, which I had. "Your account will be paused in 4 days if you don’t update your payment information." I had already lost every feature that isn't free. What you're saying sounds like a "pause".

The fact the subscription page said my subscription was active, and was due to run from 19/1/26 to 19/1/27 also supported the notion that it should still work until the 7-deadline passed.

ExpertFlyer Voice Jan 26, 2026 7:22 am


Originally Posted by Adam Smith (Post 37557001)
Seems my credit card details have changed since last year's renewal.

EF is nice enough to give a 7-day grace period:



Reiterated in another e-mall a couple days later:



But my account has definitely been downgraded. None of the features are accessible, etc. Of course, the subscription page is just as confused about it as I am. I have a free account, that's why nothing works! No, wait, I have a Premium Yearly subscription and it's Active, so things should work!

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...269177af27.png

Guys, which is it? You don't have to provide a free extension while people replace their card details. It would be a nice gesture, but plenty of vendors cut off access as soon as a payment fails.

But if you're going to tell me I have a 7-day extension, give me the 7-day extension. If you're not going to give me a 7-day extension, don't tell me you're giving me one.


Originally Posted by Adam Smith (Post 37558106)
That's not what it says. I pasted all of the relevant text. If that's what they mean, they haven't written it very poorly. "Don’t lose access to award & upgrade searches, seat alerts, and more" strongly implies I haven't yet lost that access, which I had. "Your account will be paused in 4 days if you don’t update your payment information." I had already lost every feature that isn't free. What you're saying sounds like a "pause".

The fact the subscription page said my subscription was active, and was due to run from 19/1/26 to 19/1/27 also supported the notion that it should still work until the 7-deadline passed.

Hey Adam - Apologies for this. We noticed the exact issue late last week and our team is expected to put out a fix for this likely tomorrow. You should not have been moved to our free plan tier. Will keep the thread updated.

ExpertFlyer Voice Jan 26, 2026 7:41 am


Originally Posted by BA Humbug (Post 37556727)
Timatic appears broken, no results are ever found:

Our team is looking into this now. Once we get an update, will post here ASAP.


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