Qantas T-80 no longer a thing?

[sudoer]

I'm P1 and that's what I see. I think 31J can only be allocated at airport.

Wow I'm surprised 31B and 31E are blocked for a P1. CL shadow perhaps?

 

[sudoer]

Still blocked at T-42.

Called again, Johannesburg based rep advised 31B is blocked as 31A is travelling with an infant. I'm guessing that might be the same as 31D/F.

He said he'd put in a "request" for 31J - is this a thing? I asked how long it would take to hear back, his words were "it could be 30 minutes, it could be 3 hours, it could be at the airport". Sounds fishy.

 

[justinbrett]

He said he'd put in a "request" for 31J - is this a thing? I asked how long it would take to hear back, his words were "it could be 30 minutes, it could be 3 hours, it could be at the airport". Sounds fishy.

 

[madrooster]

Wow I'm surprised 31B and 31E are blocked for a P1.

31B/31J are BSCTs. 31E is not however.

 

[tdimdad]

31B/31J are BSCTs. 31E is not however.

Sorry but what's 'BSCT', please?

 

[dairyfloss]

Sorry but what's 'BSCT', please?

Bassinet or Cot seat

 

[sudoer]

31J became available when OLCI opened - mine now.

Completely full cabin except 31E which remains blocked.

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

Adding a data point: a number of seats opened up right at T-80 today; SYD-HNL.

 

[andytheturtle]

We’re flying to/from HKG in a few weeks in Y. Both QF G.
Cannot select seats beyond row 29. Is this what you are referring to?
Or have all the seats in front been taken out by fellow and higher status holders who wish to endure 8hrs in Y also

 

[AIRwin]

Cannot select seats beyond row 29.

Wait until T-80

 

[Daver6]

Odd situation. My parents are flying PER-SYD in J on Tuesday. They're NBs. They;re in 3A and 3C. EF shows this



Yet when trying to select a seat on QF, they get this



Any ideas what's going on here?

 

[Lynda2475]

Im guessing higher status passengers have yet to select their seats? I know international seats open up at t-80 but on domestic I thought the seats only open up once OLCI opens (so T-24).

 

[RichardMEL]

Im guessing higher status passengers have yet to select their seats? I know international seats open up at t-80 but on domestic I thought the seats only open up once OLCI opens (so T-24).

T-80 should apply to domestic also.

 

[whughes3]

T-80 should apply to domestic also.

It most certainly does...

 

[RichardMEL]

658 is only showing J3 C3. I suspect @Lynda2475 is on the mark there. The first two rows are being "held" by higher status pax without assignments. Seems a bit odd, but given that clearly mire than 3 are booked in that cabin it is the only thing that makes sense. Plus parents are a block if two. I suspect a solo pax would have more options.

I bet that CL or P1 in row 1 will lose their shadow.

 

[serfty]

Any ideas what's going on here?

Has that search been done with a statused frequent flyer number in the profile?

 

[Lynda2475]

T-80 should apply to domestic also.

My recent experience especially in Y is that no better seats open up for me on Domestic at T-80 (i.e. rows 4 & 5 not available) but once OLCI opens row 4 & 5 become available, but I usually stick with 6 as that usually means a shadow. It may just be a coincidence that there were P1 and WP pax that have yet to choose seats before check-in.

 

[RichardMEL]

Has that search been done with a statused frequent flyer number in the profile?

I see same thing with P1#

 

[RichardMEL]

Interesting. I wonder if this points to a change in general.

Regardless, the low availability still points to a potential reason for the lack of ability to move out of row 3 - though it does seem a bit odd and only T-24 would explain it.

Guess they will know tomorrow.

 

[serfty]

I see same thing with P1#

No, what meant was to take the statused frequent flyer number out of the expert flyer profile and repeat the seat map search.