Flight oversold?
May 26, 2012, 11:25 pm
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Flight oversold?
Mrs and I are booked on SQ365 FCO-SIN on June 24 in business class on Aeroplan award. I am looking at the flight now, and looks like they do not sell tickets on it any more in any class. Seat map shows full in business, with every seat assigned. We also have assigned seats.
Does it look like the flight is oversold?
What are the possible scenarios if it is in fact oversold? We absolutely have to be in SIN the next morning. Is there a possibility SQ will involuntary bump or reroute us?
Does it look like the flight is oversold?
What are the possible scenarios if it is in fact oversold? We absolutely have to be in SIN the next morning. Is there a possibility SQ will involuntary bump or reroute us?
May 28, 2012, 4:00 am
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SQ always shows (at least for Y class) a full seatplan... not sure what the logic is but it seems that they assign all the seats to the available tickets.
But as soon as OLCI is open, you see lots of free seats to chose from....
But as soon as OLCI is open, you see lots of free seats to chose from....
May 28, 2012, 8:12 am
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To be honest I wouldn't worry. SQ are fairly good at managing their inventory and I really haven't heard of too many cases of people being bumped from their flights (I haven't personally heard of anyone being bumped but IIRC I have read about a couple of instances). It seems that for SQ (and many Asian carriers), overselling/bumping doesn't happen as often or to the same magnitude as it does with North American carriers.
May 28, 2012, 9:40 am
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Once I was on a SQ flight that they told me was overbooked/oversold at check in. I don't know what happened or how it was resolved as I didn't notice any signs of VDB/IDB at the gate. I also never sensed that I was at risk of either IDB or a downgrade, despite traveling on an award ticket using DL miles at the very end of the partnership.
May 29, 2012, 1:03 am
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Once I was on a SQ flight that they told me was overbooked/oversold at check in. I don't know what happened or how it was resolved as I didn't notice any signs of VDB/IDB at the gate. I also never sensed that I was at risk of either IDB or a downgrade, despite traveling on an award ticket using DL miles at the very end of the partnership.
May 30, 2012, 7:33 pm
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Mrs and I are booked on SQ365 FCO-SIN on June 24 in business class on Aeroplan award. I am looking at the flight now, and looks like they do not sell tickets on it any more in any class. Seat map shows full in business, with every seat assigned. We also have assigned seats.
Does it look like the flight is oversold?
What are the possible scenarios if it is in fact oversold? We absolutely have to be in SIN the next morning. Is there a possibility SQ will involuntary bump or reroute us?
Does it look like the flight is oversold?
What are the possible scenarios if it is in fact oversold? We absolutely have to be in SIN the next morning. Is there a possibility SQ will involuntary bump or reroute us?
SQ rarely oversells and even if they do, it's only in economy. And still nobody gets op up'd to J either.
May 31, 2012, 7:13 am
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Of course if J was oversold then I doubt people would be spilled over to Suites though....
May 31, 2012, 12:32 pm
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Not true. I was on SQ324 to AMS 2 years ago, which was oversold by 1 pax in C. At check-in I was prepared to downgrade against cash compenation but SQ offered only SGD 1.000 (as I remember it) which I (obviously) declined. Somehow it was solved coz I did see any IDB at the gate.
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May 31, 2012, 12:42 pm
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Jun 2, 2012, 10:49 pm
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Jun 4, 2012, 7:10 am
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Say they're oversold in econ. Nobody agrees to get offloaded voluntarily for cash or other compensation. What do they do (assuming they have free J seats on that flight? Dump someone forcefully or upgrade 1 pax to J?
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Only in case of IRROP
So you wouldn't be able to know so long in advance.
I have had a couple of flights, typically regional, where a late connection means that passengers are rebooked on a later flight leading to an overbooked flight.
In such case (happened to me 3 times), SQ will look for volunteers with printed offers at the checking desk. Every time, they have been lucky enough to accommodate all passengers and not require any IDB (at least not from me).
After waiting at the T2 Starbucks for a while and returning at the specified time (45 minutes before departure time), I was upgraded on two occasions and thanked profusely for my flexibility and offer to help.
Ironically, I have been upgraded only once on a BKK-SIN otherwise and that must have been 10 over years ago (as a then PPS).
I have had a couple of flights, typically regional, where a late connection means that passengers are rebooked on a later flight leading to an overbooked flight.
In such case (happened to me 3 times), SQ will look for volunteers with printed offers at the checking desk. Every time, they have been lucky enough to accommodate all passengers and not require any IDB (at least not from me).
After waiting at the T2 Starbucks for a while and returning at the specified time (45 minutes before departure time), I was upgraded on two occasions and thanked profusely for my flexibility and offer to help.
Ironically, I have been upgraded only once on a BKK-SIN otherwise and that must have been 10 over years ago (as a then PPS).