There’s no way that was “completely random”.
There’s something else going on here. Extortion, perhaps?
Actually, it’s the alphanumeric equivalent of a mathematical checksum. Using just letters and digits, a 6-character alphanumeric checksum gives a universe of 2.17 TRILLION possible flight combinations.
I would look to staff. This smells of the same stench as the lesbian tip scandal, the HS football hate graffiti, and the endless list of phony attacks on special groups. This was someone on staff, with access to the system, who has a rainbow axe to grind.