First Class award availability to ME gone after Ramadan?
Jul 26, 2013, 6:59 am
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First Class award availability to ME gone after Ramadan?
I am trying to get a F seat on FRA-DXB/AUH right after the end of Ramadan (Aug 8-10). Although almost all flight have F8 open, there is no award availability... Do you think LH will open up inventory eventually?
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Jul 26, 2013, 7:19 am
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Which FFP's miles are you using? No problem if burning M&M miles.
Jul 26, 2013, 12:27 pm
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Jul 26, 2013, 1:41 pm
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After Ramadan is a hard time to fly to DXB.......The city in a ghost town now. Locals are gone on holiday, Expats (except me) are home visiting relatives, etc. Ive never seen Dubai so empty (even emptier this Ramadan then in the past)
Ive flown back and fourth 4 times already in the last few weeks.......both my flights to DXB were EMPTY in F and both my flights from DXB were FULL (2 on LH and 2 on EK).... With all these people gone now, they have to return and most of them do so exactly when you want to fly. That said, you will probably find some open seats at T-7 and earlier (I doubt T-14 at this time of year) I would look at the MUC 330 flight. its an easier F then the Frankfurt 744. (and the arrival time is so much better then dealing with the midnight - 2am rush) (Even with the Marhaba complimentary service LH offers passengers in F, the wait can be forever
Ive flown back and fourth 4 times already in the last few weeks.......both my flights to DXB were EMPTY in F and both my flights from DXB were FULL (2 on LH and 2 on EK).... With all these people gone now, they have to return and most of them do so exactly when you want to fly. That said, you will probably find some open seats at T-7 and earlier (I doubt T-14 at this time of year) I would look at the MUC 330 flight. its an easier F then the Frankfurt 744. (and the arrival time is so much better then dealing with the midnight - 2am rush) (Even with the Marhaba complimentary service LH offers passengers in F, the wait can be forever
Jul 26, 2013, 2:16 pm
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After Ramadan is a hard time to fly to DXB.......The city in a ghost town now. Locals are gone on holiday, Expats (except me) are home visiting relatives, etc. Ive never seen Dubai so empty (even emptier this Ramadan then in the past)
Ive flown back and fourth 4 times already in the last few weeks.......both my flights to DXB were EMPTY in F and both my flights from DXB were FULL (2 on LH and 2 on EK).... With all these people gone now, they have to return and most of them do so exactly when you want to fly. That said, you will probably find some open seats at T-7 and earlier (I doubt T-14 at this time of year) I would look at the MUC 330 flight. its an easier F then the Frankfurt 744. (and the arrival time is so much better then dealing with the midnight - 2am rush) (Even with the Marhaba complimentary service LH offers passengers in F, the wait can be forever
Ive flown back and fourth 4 times already in the last few weeks.......both my flights to DXB were EMPTY in F and both my flights from DXB were FULL (2 on LH and 2 on EK).... With all these people gone now, they have to return and most of them do so exactly when you want to fly. That said, you will probably find some open seats at T-7 and earlier (I doubt T-14 at this time of year) I would look at the MUC 330 flight. its an easier F then the Frankfurt 744. (and the arrival time is so much better then dealing with the midnight - 2am rush) (Even with the Marhaba complimentary service LH offers passengers in F, the wait can be forever
Jul 27, 2013, 1:36 pm
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Grab the AUH and hope the DXB opens up. However, Dont count on it....Ive seen F7 with no award availability at all, even at T-1 on this route (but I've also seen F2 and an award seat open so I don't think there is a real policy in place, more like it depends who's working inventory control in FRA on any given day
Jul 27, 2013, 2:40 pm
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Grab the AUH and hope the DXB opens up. However, Dont count on it....Ive seen F7 with no award availability at all, even at T-1 on this route (but I've also seen F2 and an award seat open so I don't think there is a real policy in place, more like it depends who's working inventory control in FRA on any given day
Jul 27, 2013, 6:35 pm
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It still does not hurt to grab what open as an insurance policy. If all the other dates have availability except the day you want, yet they are all showing the same loads I would be weary. Did you look at the loads in J & Y to see if they are full in the back on the date you want.
Jul 28, 2013, 9:26 am
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It still does not hurt to grab what open as an insurance policy. If all the other dates have availability except the day you want, yet they are all showing the same loads I would be weary. Did you look at the loads in J & Y to see if they are full in the back on the date you want.
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Jul 29, 2013, 5:58 am
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Everything looks open - all inventories are "9". And the flights on other days are all F8/F7 - so this is why they are open. My flight is the only F5A0 one out ther, sigh... I have noticed that a couple of flights with the same F5 availability that I am seeing opened up at T-7. I will just wait then... I would already be flying old F from DFW to FRA, and I would fly LH only to try the new F at least on a segment. My alternative is flying IAD-AUH on EY F - for which I have an award ticket already. My preference for LH is due to the fact that my onward AUH-SYD is on EY F as well.
Jul 29, 2013, 3:33 pm
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You know wha's even more frustrating? That the day after has F5A4 and award space is open! aaargh... their forecasting model must think the flight is gonna be full...
Jul 29, 2013, 4:23 pm
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last months I got an award on one of the 2 JFK-FRA non stops to connect to the FRA-DXB fight. I wanted the late flight which was F7 but the only award was available on the early flight which was F2......now that akes no sense but I was sure at F7 the late flight would open.......4 hours before departure my flight was F0 and the late flight was still F7, yet they NEVER opened a seat on that flight. sometimes what they do makes no sense and thats why you cant count on anything opening......even at F8.