rankourabu

It is more likely that because the continuation of this flight (SFO-JFK) is a p.s. flight, and therefore C class is available for sale.
Similar to some international/domestic flights with same flight number

You ll be on a 2 class....

aviatorzz

I usually don't tread into other alliances as I usually have the option at picking that southern based carrier which I personally have imprinted my butt into more seats over the last few years than most. But since business has slowed to a screeching halt, I picked up a few new clients who insist their travel agent make the arrangements.

No worries, I will be a traitor from mother Delta for a few trips here and there.

But I started playing around with united.com and found a lot of neat little features that I haven't seen before. One would be the inventory load and how many are left in an individual bucket.

My question is how often is the information correct?

The reason being is that it shows an A320 with not only F/A inventory, but also a C/D/Z inventory. Does this mean there may be an equipment swap? Or is this the website just displaying the incorrect information?

Thanks in advance for your responses

ocn2ocn

If I'm not mistaken, this different buckets may be listed because this is a domestic segment of an international route where these fare buckets are offered all the way through both segments.

SEA1K4EVR

Yes when you see CDZJ classes listed on 2 class planes it generally means the flight carries an international flight number. It truly is only 2 classes though and you would not be able to purchase a business class fare on that flight unless it were part of an international 3 class itinerary purchased in business class (in which case you'd be seated in 2 class F for the domestic portion).

WineCountryUA

correct, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ts-merged.html

epiding

UA has very weird inventory management. sometimes you wont see any low fare buckets depending on what route market you're in. but if you book from a diff starting city (intl or domestic), sometimes lower fare buckets will magically appear (and sometimes bookable, lol).

aviatorzz

thanks for that link...i couldn't find the correct wording when doing the search function.

Thanks for all the replies

milhouse808

Hi All. Long time visitor, first time poster. Thank you all in the forum for such great info. I didn't understand why when looking on .bomb in expert mode, some flights would list NF and NC on only a 2 class plane. Does anyone know how this works?

Budley

It's an interesting question. I also wondered about this for a little while.

I think it's possibly related to through tickets from overseas stations, where you might obtain, for example, a C ticket NRT-LAS, but find there is only F on the domestic flight.

SFOSpiff

UA will offer business class fares on 2-cabin aircraft so that it can sell an all-business class fare on a "direct" flight international itinerary. For example, UA 959 sells as a business-class fare from LHR-ORD-DEN, even though ORD-DEN is first class on a 2-cabin A320.

These "direct" fares cause all kinds of confusion. But if you quoted this flight for a miles award, it would clearly identify the first segment as business and the second as first.

The funny thing is I was on another airline's website (Air Canada I think) which said something like "the air travel industry defines a direct flight as including a stop where you do not have to change planes" ... a definition that does not apply in the UA world. I'm not sure I've ever seen a direct UA flight that didn't involve changing aircraft.

IADtoWhere

I'm wait-listed for NF but the flight is NF0 NC2. Is it possible to get switched from NF to NC?

The flight is on a domestic 757 which only has two cabins.

fzwinter

It's probably a flight with an international flight number that either continues or begins an international routing. Call UA.

itscooper

Hello,

I'm flying with a colleague from SFO to HNL (June 9); it's a 767-300 of United and they offer First, Business and Economy. Interestingly, my colleague who has a Business Award Ticket (I) gets the same seat-map as I have in First Class (O). We could choose to sit next to each other even though we have different classes of flight tickets.

Can anybody explain to me why United makes a difference in Business and First even though it seems to the same? Usually, if they offer only two classes, Business is not available but only First and Economy. Or am I mistaken?

I doubt there will be any difference in service if two people sit next to each other while one of them is holding a Biz and the other a 1st ticket.

Thanks for clarification! @:-)

Peetyrd

Its a two class plane. They sell C class tickets for connecting intl C class pax. A C class ticket on a two class plane books in to 1st.

jhayes_1780

On a side note, you can get 3 class to HNL if you route via NRT.

Only other way to get 3 class is IRROPS, or high season they used to sometimes put the old config 744 for a few weeks.