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HNL is also a notoriously difficult route outright, far worse than LAX/DFW/SFO/JFK. That probably doesn't help either.
What are the issues at play?
HNL is also a notoriously difficult route outright, far worse than LAX/DFW/SFO/JFK. That probably doesn't help either.
What are the issues at play?
I noticed about 1 month ago that a return J on QF3/4 in July this year was pricing > $7kIt's a route that gets high paid traffic (I believe conference type traffic) and yet a lack of number of seats.
MadRooster:
Does the HNL route from OZ have any unique peak dates?
Hmmm, just unsuccessful in my first request to release a business class reward seat. I'm wanting to move a SYD-YVR classic reward booking to two days later on the same flight number (QF75, 28-Jul). I can see there is substantial availability with 9s everywhere and I9, but was knocked back. How would I plead my case, given that I'm releasing one J seat for another?
Hi All - does anyone know the rhyme or reason behind getting these "approved" by yield management analysts?
I am after an international seat J award seat and am told I class is needed.
There is I class.
I have phoned a number of times.
The Auckland "Premium Desk" send of a message to yield management (or as they call them the analysts) requesting a seat.
The Hobart "Premium Desk" do an instant check thing which comes back instantly as a no.
Does anyone actually understand this system of Platinum requested business award seats?
I find it completely frustrating as it is not a true waitlist which can then clear over time but merely some sort of magic request system with no rules.
Have others had any experience with it?
Does anyone know whether a request by a WP or WP1 to QF is able to get an award seat released on EK?
Thanks Danger for the EK reply on getting JohnM a seat that he deserves. If I was in charge I would get him one but alas I don’t have connections.
Just following this up. Still full availability (per EF) for the 28-Jul flight, so I made another request seven days ago. This time I was told it could take up to 48 hours. Since then it appears in the same booking alongside the original flights on 26-Jul, but with the Status "Requested". I've now contacted them twice, the first said she thought it was denied but wasn't sure, the second said it was still under request. Is this now entangled with their IT issues?Hmmm, just unsuccessful in my first request to release a business class reward seat. I'm wanting to move a SYD-YVR classic reward booking to two days later on the same flight number (QF75, 28-Jul). I can see there is substantial availability with 9s everywhere and I9, but was knocked back. How would I plead my case, given that I'm releasing one J seat for another?
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Just turned platinum and had my first two requests approved!
F on QF1 SYD-LHR 25/26/27 JAN 2019 all came back yes.
J on QF62 NRT-BNE 27/28 FEB & 1 MAR 2019 27th & 28th came back yes 1st MAR came back no.
Requested around 8pm, did not go through straight away had to call back next morning to find out. However I checked the Qantas app early that morning and the 'on request' had been removed from the 5 flights that came back yes.
Did you check Expert Flyer beforehand to see if there was availability in I class for the J request and whatever the equivalent in F is (A?). That is to say, did your successes correlate exactly with availability and the failure with no availability of the relevant 'release' classes?