why would travelocity.com sell an airfare if the seat chart indicates that there are no available seats left?
I'm looking for a flight from Memphis,tn to Jakarta, Indonesia in the middle of May. and I found a really cheap flight. but when I clicked on the seat chart, it showed that there were no available seats to be assigned. but I also notice this on the seat chart..."Not all flights have Seat Map technology." could this mean that there are available seats but they're just not showing it for this particular flight?
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1 :
Airlines overbook flights.
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Travelocity buys flights and hotel rooms from companies in bulk for cheaper rates. That is how they are able to give them to you for a discount. If travelocity isn't able to sell the flights and hotel rooms that they have bought then they just eat it and make no money on it.
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travelocity is just in it for the money. i hate that stupid gnome. They are so cheap they wont even pay a celebrity to go their commercials... just a stupid gnome.
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the may be over-selling the flight...that is the most likeley cause. so this is my advice; if you really want to be on that plane, go to a travle agent or buy it from the airlines website.n They will be more expensive but if you show up att he airport, they want to 'bump' people and you show your ticket at check in with travelocity on it....they will try to bump you as you took the cheaper way out.
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Standard airline policy. Overbooking. That will cover them for cancellations and other consequences. Unless you MUST have that particular flight date, I wouldn't worry. Be flexible if you can. If NOT then find another airline that is not so cheap but will guarantee a seat.
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A common reason for this is the fact that airlines hold back blocks of seats for assignment at check-in. This would mean that, despite the conspiracy theories posted above, Travelocity would be able to book a confirmed ticket for you, but would not be able to allocate a seat. That latter would be done at the airport when you check-in. The reason the airlines hold back seats is so they can group families together who hadn't previously reserved specific seats, plus emergency exit rows are usually blocked off until they can see the person requesting the seat (can they open the door in an emergency?), and also any "better" seats they can reserve for their frequent flyers who weren't able to get an upgrade. Look at the seating chart and see if there appear to be several rows missing in the number sequence. That is often a way that airlines use to block off seats.
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I often cannot pick seats until closer to the flight, even with booking directly on an airline's website. So I expect it is just that Travelocity cannot let you pick your seat right now, not that they have oversold.
