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re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread
When the agent is booking the flights on a RTW/award flight, they "grab" the seats as they go through your itinerary and then they are confirmed at the end of the process. I recently helped a friend with some flights and the process took over an hour (mainly as they were trying to add a second person after the first person booked - never a good idea).
It is my understanding from what agents and others have told me, that while the booking is "in process", the flights will still show on searches on QF, BA and others but are not able to be booked (as someone else has a hold/grab on them). As I have no inside knowledge I can't verify the accuracy of this, only report what I've been told.
JV
In some (rare) cases seats can show up which have recently been taking by someone else. When booking my oneworld award, a particular CX flight was showing up on the Qantas search but not available when I tried to book over the phone. Someone had already snagged the seat but it was still showing up for a short period of time.
When the agent is booking the flights on a RTW/award flight, they "grab" the seats as they go through your itinerary and then they are confirmed at the end of the process. I recently helped a friend with some flights and the process took over an hour (mainly as they were trying to add a second person after the first person booked - never a good idea).
It is my understanding from what agents and others have told me, that while the booking is "in process", the flights will still show on searches on QF, BA and others but are not able to be booked (as someone else has a hold/grab on them). As I have no inside knowledge I can't verify the accuracy of this, only report what I've been told.
JV