Hi Albatross,
Your confirmed seat on the Sunday - how was that booked? A normal booking with credit card/cash or did you use redemption points. If redemeption points, how do you get the confirmed seat without it been ticketed? Was it originally a waitlisted booking that became available or did you get there someother way?
TIA,
Wally
I'll clarify what I mean by this:
For the Sunday (and later the Saturday) when I searched for Redemption one way fares, the options include a combination of flights at my preferred time which were available to be ticketed. The search results also included a "waitlist" combination. I selected the available combination AND the waitlist combination.
I received an email as shown below. The term they use in the email is "Reserved", which I think appears as "Confirmed" when viewed on the website.
I accept that technically SQ could withdraw the reserved availability, in my 9 years experience ticketing SQ waitlists once it is reserved, it will stay until the ticketing time limit.
Intentionally selecting both the available flights and at least one waitlist sector allows the seats to be held until the ticketing time limit.
[TABLE="class: m_5443358498177859368table-flight, width: 100%, align: center"][TR][TD="width: 82"]
Flight[/TD][TD="width: 6"]
[/TD][TD]
Departs[/TD][TD]
Arrives[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="colspan: 4"][TABLE="class: m_5443358498177859368table-flight-top-info, width: 100%, align: center"][TR][TD]1. Manila to Singapore - Total travel time: 3hrs 45mins[/TD][TD="align: right"]Status: Reserved*[/TD][/TR][/TABLE][/TD][/TR][TR][TD="width: 82, colspan: 2"]
SQ 917
Boeing 777-300
Singapore Airlines[/TD][TD]
MNL 14:05
(Sun)
Manila, Ninoy Aquino Intl, Terminal 3[/TD][TD]
SIN 17:50
(Sun)
Singapore, Changi Intl[/TD][/TR][TR="class: m_5443358498177859368flying-time-row"][TD]Flying time: 3hrs 45mins[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="colspan: 2"]Cabin class: Economy (X)[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="colspan: 4"][TABLE="class: m_5443358498177859368table-flight-top-info, width: 100%, align: center"][TR][TD]2. Singapore to Brisbane - Total travel time: 8hrs[/TD][TD="align: right"]Status: Waitlisted[/TD][/TR][/TABLE][/TD][/TR][TR][TD="width: 82, colspan: 2"]
SQ 255
Airbus Industrie A330-300
Singapore Airlines[/TD][TD]
SIN 00:45
(Mon)
Singapore, Changi Intl, Terminal 3[/TD][TD]
BNE 10:45
(Mon)
Brisbane, Brisbane Intl, Terminal Intl[/TD][/TR][TR="class: m_5443358498177859368flying-time-row"][TD]Flying time: 8hrs[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="colspan: 2"]Cabin class: Economy (X)[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="colspan: 4"][TABLE="class: m_5443358498177859368table-flight-top-info, width: 100%, align: center"][TR][TD]3. Manila to Singapore - Total travel time: 3hrs 45mins[/TD][TD="align: right"]Status: Waitlisted[/TD][/TR][/TABLE][/TD][/TR][TR][TD="width: 82, colspan: 2"]
SQ 921
Boeing 777-200/200ER
Singapore Airlines[/TD][TD]
MNL 19:00
(Sun)
Manila, Ninoy Aquino Intl, Terminal 3[/TD][TD]
SIN 22:45
(Sun)
Singapore, Changi Intl[/TD][/TR][TR="class: m_5443358498177859368flying-time-row"][TD]Flying time: 3hrs 45mins[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="colspan: 2"]Cabin class: Economy (X)[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="colspan: 4"][TABLE="class: m_5443358498177859368table-flight-top-info, width: 100%, align: center"][TR][TD]4. Singapore to Brisbane - Total travel time: 8hrs[/TD][TD="align: right"]Status: Reserved*[/TD][/TR][/TABLE][/TD][/TR][TR][TD="width: 82, colspan: 2"]
SQ 235
Airbus Industrie A330-300
Singapore Airlines[/TD][TD]
SIN 21:15
(Sun)
Singapore, Changi Intl, Terminal 3[/TD][TD]
BNE 07:15
(Mon)
Brisbane, Brisbane Intl, Terminal Intl[/TD][/TR][TR="class: m_5443358498177859368flying-time-row"][TD]Flying time: 8hrs[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="colspan: 2"]Cabin class: Economy (X)[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]