Question re Y in Y+ seats / Y+ in J seats

[wafliron]

I've seen quite a few references on AFF to Qantas making a handful of Y+ seats available to WP/SG booked into Y - and similarly a handful of J seats available to WP/SG booked into Y+ - on certain international flights.

On which flights does Qantas do this? Is it always this way on specific routes, or when a specific plane (config) is being used, or is it just random/semi-random?

Also, as I understand it, you can check if Qantas have chosen to do this for a specific flight by comparing the seat maps on EF to the diagram of the plane being used for the flight (the PDFs on Qantas' website). Is this the only way to check? If so, how do find out exactly which plane (down to specific config) is being used on a particularl flight? I know you can view the type of plane when making a booking but this seems to just list the general type (e.g. 747-400) and not the specific config (e.g. 747-700, 4-class, 66 business seats).

Thanks y'all.

 

[serfty]

... Is this the only way to check? ...

Yes (or KVS).

You need to compare the seat maps and the classes for seats.

You can't tell from Qantas before booking.

In any case aircraft substitution can occur after booking so there's rarely any 100% guarantee.

FWIW, QF7/QF8 are virtually certain to have this redefinition until they refurbish their 744ER's into three class configurations (due to start in a few months).

 

[wafliron]

Yes (or KVS).

You need to compare the seat maps and the classes for seats.

You can't tell from Qantas before booking.

Thanks for the info.

Can you help with the other part of my question:

"... how do find out exactly which plane (down to specific config) is being used on a particularl flight? I know you can view the type of plane when making a booking but this seems to just list the general type (e.g. 747-400) and not the specific config (e.g. 747-700, 4-class, 66 business seats)."

 

[serfty]

Thanks for the info.

Can you help with the other part of my question:

"... how do find out exactly which plane (down to specific config) is being used on a particularl flight? I know you can view the type of plane when making a booking but this seems to just list the general type (e.g. 747-400) and not the specific config (e.g. 747-700, 4-class, 66 business seats)."

That was the answer!

Yes (or KVS).

You need to compare the seat maps and the classes for seats.

You need to subscribe to Expert Flyer or KVS to get the live seat allocated maps. Compare them with the various physical configurations to get the actual sale configuration.

You can test ExpertFlyer for one week FOC.

 

[DrAndyC]

That was the answer! You need to subscribe to Expert Flyer or KVS to get the live seat allocated maps. Compare them with the various physical configurations to get the actual sale configuration.

You can test ExpertFlyer for one week FOC.

I know qantas have been doing it for dallas flights. I am flying 1 in a few weeks that has pre-offered this

 

[wafliron]

That was the answer! You need to subscribe to Expert Flyer or KVS to get the live seat allocated maps. Compare them with the various physical configurations to get the actual sale configuration.

My apologies - I misunderstood your original post. Thanks for all the info!