Thread: MyIDTravel for Cathay Pacific Seats Available

hey zanumbers!

Part of the ZED agreement is that people flying on a ZED are allowed at least two bags at 50 pounds each, but it's best to avoid checking a bag if at all possible.

As for the load examples, the main classes are F, J/C, and Y. F is First, J or C is business (airlines may vary what they usually use) and Y is economy. The fare types to the right of their "full fare" class as mentioned above are cheaper versions of the same class of service, but also depend on other factors when booking the ticket to get it. You can ignore that and just look at F, J, and Y in this case. The number next to it is the number of seats that will still be sold for a flight in that class, but it tops out at 9 shown. Could actually be 9, could be 99. It's also possible that more seats will be sold than exist, because the airline expects no-shows. The green/red/yellow faces are rough representations of that, but should be taken with a grain of salt - read on for why.

Keep in mind, however, that some routes have dozens of standbys. If that 9 really means 9 and not 99, and there are 15 standbys (which don't show up on the availability) you may have issues. Also, it's hard to say how accurate the numbers are depending on the systems used. Overall, I like to use that as a way of knowing which flights NOT to try for. When there are green or yellow faces, it's worth talking to the airline for more information (try their reservations phone number).

You're 99% correct. The one thing is that it's not necessarily how many seats they have, but how many they'll sell. On a 747, they may expect 30 no-shows, so if that plane holds 300 people in Y, they'll sell 330 tickets (just making up numbers here, but the idea is pretty close). If that Y9 really means there are only about 10 seats left for sale, in this case that would mean that they have 320 people booked on a flight that holds 300, but you would theoretically have a chance still IF they are accurate in their no-show predictions and if there aren't enough other standbys to fill those seats.

Really, those numbers aren't even designed for nonrevs. It's a major piece of the puzzle when booking passengers for a flight, either by the airline or through travel agencies (or other airlines if there's an itinerary with multiple airlines). It's also used for rebooking passengers when they misconnect or what have you. In that case, you only really care about what seats can be booked for a confirmed passenger, and they don't need to worry about standby anything.