SQ Waitlist clearance timeframe..

[Awesom Andy]

I put myself onto the Y waitlist SYD-SIN a couple of days ago, for a flight in Sunday week. That has cleared this morning, although it is only 1 seat.

 

[mingster]

Waitlisted 2 x J seats for SIN-NRT around 2 weeks ago. The website was acting a little funny and my status showed as neither wait listed or confirmed so I rang up to ask what the story was. The lady told me it was still wait listed then proceeded to ask if there was any particular reason why we needed that date. I told her it was for my wife's birthday so she said she'd pop in a request to the Seat Controller and see what he can do. One week later the flights have freed up and are now available although rather than have a large amount of time to confirm and ticket, they only give you 3 days now to pay and confirm (the confirmation sms actually said same day but the email said 3 days)

All I need now is to sort out the return flight from HND..

 

[wafliron]

One week later the flights have freed up and are now available although rather than have a large amount of time to confirm and ticket, they only give you 3 days now to pay and confirm (the confirmation sms actually said same day but the email said 3 days)

Note that it sounds like there is some problem with their waitlist-cleared notification system at the moment. I had a similar thing happen - SMS said the flight had to be confirmed by the same time the SMS was sent (to the minute), e-mail said 3 days and when I rang up it turned out to actually be ~4 weeks.

 

[jetlagger]

Note that it sounds like there is some problem with their waitlist-cleared notification system at the moment. I had a similar thing happen - SMS said the flight had to be confirmed by the same time the SMS was sent (to the minute), e-mail said 3 days and when I rang up it turned out to actually be ~4 weeks.

Also as an added possible thesis on this topic.. Being a tad nostalgic... 'Back in the day" .. when I was ever in SIN.. Used to be able to call up at any hour, could book 90% & confirm of my requested flights on the spot. Never a hassle.. Though certainly consider that there was never the millions of Krisflyer members of nowadays chasing the allusive restrictive <available> seat allocations featured in 2012 -> 2018 & beyond!

 

[Pukka]

I'm booking 4 flights Brisbane to coughet 2 paying & 2 reward flights. Currently showing 3 of 4 flights ok for reward with return flight on silk air coughet to Singapore on wait list. Flights not until January is it likely to be ok?? I'm a bit concerned if I book the pay flights & the wait list flights don't come through the wife is going to kill me as the reward flights are for the kids who can't really travel on their own.

 

[Awesom Andy]

Note that it sounds like there is some problem with their waitlist-cleared notification system at the moment. I had a similar thing happen - SMS said the flight had to be confirmed by the same time the SMS was sent (to the minute), e-mail said 3 days and when I rang up it turned out to actually be ~4 weeks.

I had similar experience as well, with my last waitlist. SMS gave me zero time, email said 3 days, and then a reminder SMS gave me till 49hr 15min before departure.

Whichever way it is, the website wouldn't let me confirm the flight so I had to call them up. Very annoying.

 

[dsotm]

I'm considering booking PER-SIN and SIN-MEL flights for the family at Christmas. All are waitlisted. Can waitlisted flights be confirmed early or are they generally not confirmed or rejected until just before the flight? I don't be the big bad wolf at holiday time when the flights don't come through....

 

[dsotm]

Any ideas on this anyone? If I book 4 x J Boxing Day Savers on a waitlist, am I risking it at that time of year? Or will it be quiet with less business travelers?

 

[deluxeflyer]

Any ideas on this anyone? If I book 4 x J Boxing Day Savers on a waitlist, am I risking it at that time of year? Or will it be quiet with less business travelers?

This may help you:

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....ines-krisflyer/waitlisting-process-43131.html

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Any ideas on this anyone? If I book 4 x J Boxing Day Savers on a waitlist, am I risking it at that time of year? Or will it be quiet withess business travelers?

FWIW IMHO I think that will be nigh on impossible to secure.

4 x J Savers extremely difficult at best of times. Maybe not genuine Biz pax that time of year but plenty Biz pax throughout rest of year will be using their pts for leisure travel at this time.

Good luck but don't hold your breath.

 

[dsotm]

FWIW IMHO I think that will be nigh on impossible to secure.

4 x J Savers extremely difficult at best of times. Maybe not genuine Biz pax that time of year but plenty Biz pax throughout rest of year will be using their pts for leisure travel at this time.

Good luck but don't hold your breath.

Hmmmm... yes, best to be realistic about these things I guess.

 

[jetlagger]

Any ideas on this anyone? If I book 4 x J Boxing Day Savers on a waitlist, am I risking it at that time of year? Or will it be quiet with less business travelers?

+1 with what Cruiser Elite stated. IMO wouldn't risk it. I always have a back up plan, from my experiences.

 

[albatross710]

Any ideas on this anyone? If I book 4 x J Boxing Day Savers on a waitlist, am I risking it at that time of year? Or will it be quiet with less business travelers?

The more peopel involved and the more critical the travel dates, the more important it is for me to have confirmed plans.

I've rarely been able to have success with 4 saver seats straight up. I usually start with two confirmed, then waitlist two more. Then call the call centre.

If there are connecting sectors ie onto Europe, then I also plan on some flexibility on the AU-SIN legs. for our Christmas trip, I'm confirmed on the SIN-SU sector but waitlisted on their same AU-SIN sector. My 'confirmed' arrangement is to leave 5 hour before them and wait in SIN for them to catch up. This works Ok for us travelling with late teens but may be different if the family party is younger.

Happy holidays.

Alby

 

[dsotm]

The more peopel involved and the more critical the travel dates, the more important it is for me to have confirmed plans.

I've rarely been able to have success with 4 saver seats straight up. I usually start with two confirmed, then waitlist two more. Then call the call centre.

If there are connecting sectors ie onto Europe, then I also plan on some flexibility on the AU-SIN legs. for our Christmas trip, I'm confirmed on the SIN-SU sector but waitlisted on their same AU-SIN sector. My 'confirmed' arrangement is to leave 5 hour before them and wait in SIN for them to catch up. This works Ok for us travelling with late teens but may be different if the family party is younger.

Happy holidays.

Alby

Good advice. I'm think of using a points-and-pay QF Anyseat option for Christmas and maybe waitlist J on SQ. Thanks again.

 

[albatross710]

Just thought I'd report back on a couple of waitlists I had expire over the last few weeks of travel. Both the waitlisted flights failed to clear and we had one person of our party of 4 do the BNE-SIN and SIN-BNE sectors on different flights. No big deal for us. Ultimately we all had the same arrival flights into Europe and left on the same flights.

It was kind of annoying that on the flights where the waitlists didn't clear that the aircraft still left with the spare seats. Even on the last leg back to Brisbane I went to the gate to try and get onto the flight but they were unwilling or unable to move me onto the same flight.

In the end, still feeling very happy and refreshed having taken the family J to and from Europe and enjoyed some excellent SQ inflight and ground services along the way.

Now to refill the KF bucket and get some of those Suites that Cove keeps raving about.

Alby

 

[Cruiser Elite]

In the end, still feeling very happy and refreshed having taken the family J to and from Europe and enjoyed some excellent SQ inflight and ground services along the way.

Thanks for posting Alby - now can we cut to the important stuff? Heidsieck or Henriot in J?

 

[albatross710]

Thanks for posting Alby - now can we cut to the important stuff? Heidsieck or Henriot in J?

Out of BNE


Out of CDG.

I'm more of a foodie!

 

[hummel]

AFF'ers,

Question regarding waitlists...

I wait-listed MEL-SIN-HKT in J a few weeks ago for next weekend and I have received an email from SQ saying it is available for booking. However... the email just says MEL-SIN and doesn't include the HKT sector. Surely they would clear the whole thing? I realise I can call but under the pump at work!

I already have a confirmed MEL-SIN in Suites booking but need to book SIN-HKT (pay $$$)and also less miles is a bit more attractive. Would be giving up a seat in suites... worth it? Thoughts?

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Have had that very same problemo several times - either sector on MEL-PEK/PVG or vv will clear but other sector does not - you get all excited when you receive the email til you check online and still shows sector waitlisted.

In short nothing you can do IME cept wait and see - RRPITA TBH.

 

[deka2]

Last month I booked two SQ J seats MNL-SIN-SYD 11 months in advance. The sector MNL-SIN showed as waitlist and as our dates were so far away decided to take the risk.

Went online the following week to find that the trip was still waitlist, but the individual sector that was the problem was available on its own.

I rang SQ and was told that on their system that sector was still showing as waitlist.

After much to and fro and a 10 min wait on hold I was told that under the circumstances two seats would be made available, but my original booking had to be cancelled, and replaced by a new booking, at no penalty to me.

All happy in the end, but I don’t know how I could see something different from the SQ staff.