2011 - 2021: How likely are waitlisted awards to clear?
Aug 29, 2015, 3:41 am
#136
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 24
Been wait list for return flight for sin to New York (trip coming up shortly). The sin to New York is cleared but New York to sin is still on wait list. Called a few times over a few duration of months and still wait list. Sigh. Tried the dummy booking and there were still seats available on return flight but no change in wait list status...
Aug 29, 2015, 8:22 am
#137
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 973
There is absolutely no correlation between available seats and your waitlist status, unless you hold high status. Even then, YMMV. There is no consistent logic applied.
Aug 29, 2015, 3:26 pm
#138
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 68
2 pax waitlisted for a F but confirmed for I on a late March 2016 trip from LAX-NRT. Hoping this clears as well. I will try to give them a call and see if anything happens
Sep 6, 2015, 1:16 pm
#139
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: BOI
Posts: 223
I tried to do a dummy booking and never got to the point where I was able to select seats. I know there are at least 4 seats in F as my dummy booking was for 4 seats (it won't let me choose more than 4). I know that the flight (SQ2) is on the 737-300er with an 8 seat first class.....
Sep 6, 2015, 1:42 pm
#140
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: AA PLT the rest, Kettle Power
Posts: 667
Checked on Expertflyer, and I'm guessing you mean a 777-300, Or that could get interesting...
Sep 6, 2015, 4:12 pm
#141
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: BOI
Posts: 223
Sorry. I don't follow. The SQ website says the flight is on a 777-300er. I have confirmation from Singapore Airlines that the F cabin has 8 seats. What exactly makes that interesting?
Sep 10, 2015, 7:50 pm
#144
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: AA, UA, BA, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 2,074
My party of 4 currently has 2 award seats booked in F and 2 in J for IAH-DME tomorrow. The 2 in J are waitlisted for F. I see 4 (4+?) F seats unsold on ExpertFlyer, and on the seat map only our two award seats are occupied (two more are blocked, whatever that means), while 4 are available. There are only 1 or 2 seats in J available (fare buckets C and Z both have 1 available), so I figured that might help. I've called 4 times in the past week, including last night and tonight, and they've said they'd send an inquiry to "the airport" each time. Still no clearance of the waitlist. Any advice? What are chances at this point (T-21 hours)?
Sep 12, 2015, 9:12 am
#145
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 1
Noob redemption user
Apologies for this seemingly clueless post. I've accumulated more than 450K KF miles and had made business class bookings for SIN-LAX in December this year for a family holiday before my son enlists for his national service but have been waitlisted for months. Now reading this forum on this realised than I should have called, etc. Wondering if its too late. Also, had booked the 2 tickets for my son & I together. Now trying to book 1 more for daughter whose leave just got approved but showing Not Available for the same flights or the 2 or 3 days before or after. Any advice?
Sep 12, 2015, 12:20 pm
#146
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: Krisflyer, hyatt GP
Posts: 186
Apologies for this seemingly clueless post. I've accumulated more than 450K KF miles and had made business class bookings for SIN-LAX in December this year for a family holiday before my son enlists for his national service but have been waitlisted for months. Now reading this forum on this realised than I should have called, etc. Wondering if its too late. Also, had booked the 2 tickets for my son & I together. Now trying to book 1 more for daughter whose leave just got approved but showing Not Available for the same flights or the 2 or 3 days before or after. Any advice?
J waitinglist most likely will get cleared 1-2 weeks before Departure. No need to call until 2 weeks before.
Sep 13, 2015, 9:41 am
#147
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: AA, UA, BA, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 2,074
My party of 4 currently has 2 award seats booked in F and 2 in J for IAH-DME tomorrow. The 2 in J are waitlisted for F. I see 4 (4+?) F seats unsold on ExpertFlyer, and on the seat map only our two award seats are occupied (two more are blocked, whatever that means), while 4 are available. There are only 1 or 2 seats in J available (fare buckets C and Z both have 1 available), so I figured that might help. I've called 4 times in the past week, including last night and tonight, and they've said they'd send an inquiry to "the airport" each time. Still no clearance of the waitlist. Any advice? What are chances at this point (T-21 hours)?
Sep 13, 2015, 10:12 am
#148
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,738
Quite ridiculous I agree and frustrating if no one else was booked in F. Alas such is the perogative of revenue management. It was a long weekend in SIN and who knows whether the actual people who could have made the decision were even around. The computer obviously said "No".
Oct 3, 2015, 11:20 am
#149
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Singapore
Programs: Krisflyer PPS Club, BA Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 96
Wait list experience...booking 2 SQ Suites 11 months out
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Oct 12, 2015, 3:08 pm
#150
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Singapore
Programs: Show me the points!
Posts: 1,224
I'm scared.
I want to do JFK-FRA (Stop-Over) FRA-SIN in F with my Fiancee in August or September of 2016 but I'm scared to go ahead and transfer the miles. There is saver available on FRA-SIN but not JFK-FRA. I'm wondering if I should go ahead and book J and then F and hope the later clear to F.
What would the experts in the forum do?
I want to do JFK-FRA (Stop-Over) FRA-SIN in F with my Fiancee in August or September of 2016 but I'm scared to go ahead and transfer the miles. There is saver available on FRA-SIN but not JFK-FRA. I'm wondering if I should go ahead and book J and then F and hope the later clear to F.
What would the experts in the forum do?