Needless to say, I was suprised too to get NC so early on 3 out of 4 segments. My normal experience is like yours Toxa, waiting and nail biting as a 1P until late in the game.
When I made the res three nights ago, and inquired in advance about NC availability, the lady said that SFO-NRT was open on my dates, NRT-SIN was Nope, SIN-HKG was ok and the HKG-SFO was nope. Then I go this afternoon to pay for and pick up the e-tix receipt, and the HKG-SFO is good to go also!
It was cool, when she said she was "priority wait listing" me for NC on the NRT-SIN segment, I asked "is that PB1 or..." and let my voice trail off. She then said, oh no, I'll put you on the PA1 list
This isnt really a mileage run since I'm staying two nights in Tokyo to meet friends on at least one night, will do the 6hr transit hotel thing in SIN, and will then have 1/2 a day and overnight in HKG. I mused about switching the second night in Tokyo to HKG, but it would have triggered a second stopover on the fare and driven the price up a $100.
[This message has been edited by unagi1 (edited 03-31-2001).]
