F and C Sold Out but seat map shows availability
Oct 15, 2013, 7:26 am
#1
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F and C Sold Out but seat map shows availability
Is this just status quo anymore? I am booked on 881 and 837 on 11/3-4 and waitlisted for my GPU. I look at the seat map in my PNR and there are 17+ seats in C, but when I login with expert mode and look at the flight I see all fare buckets 0 down to Y.
Is this just an general .com weirdness or is something afoot? I've logged out and logged in again after waiting an hour (thinking it was some sync issue with .com) and it still looks like this.
Is this just an general .com weirdness or is something afoot? I've logged out and logged in again after waiting an hour (thinking it was some sync issue with .com) and it still looks like this.
Oct 15, 2013, 7:57 am
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Of course, this is the same PNR that still shows NRT-IAD as a bus service so maybe I am over-scrutinizing everything.
Oct 15, 2013, 8:53 am
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Seat maps are completely meaningless for determining loads. This is particularly true of premium cabins which are smaller.
At the same time, availability itself is not a direct indicator of seat space as carriers routinely oversell, although premium cabins are not themselves generally oversold.
At the same time, availability itself is not a direct indicator of seat space as carriers routinely oversell, although premium cabins are not themselves generally oversold.
Oct 15, 2013, 9:17 am
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Oct 15, 2013, 9:26 am
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Oct 15, 2013, 10:28 am
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Could be. My IAD-KWI flight right after my status match in Feb 2012. Seat map was fairly empty in all cabins up until about 24 hours before the flight. Upon boarding preocess there were dozens of op-ups to J & F (incl me a lowly status matched gold) and we went out full in every cabin.