IAH-MUC R Space (Book Now for Non-Desired Date With Availability or Keep Looking?)
Jul 21, 2014, 7:55 pm
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IAH-MUC R Space (Book Now for Non-Desired Date With Availability or Keep Looking?)
I found IAH-MUC with R=4 on Tuesday Oct 14. However, I would ideally want to leave on Monday Oct 13, but R=0.
Should I just purchase the flight on Oct 13 and hope R space opens up? Or keep looking for R space on flights to other cities (from what I read, it's easier to find R space on flights to AMS and BRU).
Thanks for your advice!
Should I just purchase the flight on Oct 13 and hope R space opens up? Or keep looking for R space on flights to other cities (from what I read, it's easier to find R space on flights to AMS and BRU).
Thanks for your advice!
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Jul 21, 2014, 7:58 pm
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If the confirmed upgrade is not available at time of booking, operate under the assumption that your upgrade will never clear. Confirm at time of booking or plan for coach (and be pleasantly surprised if you get better results).
IAH-EWR-MUC might be okay; there is one daily lie-flat IAH-EWR.
IAH-EWR-MUC might be okay; there is one daily lie-flat IAH-EWR.
Jul 21, 2014, 11:37 pm
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I found IAH-MUC with R=4 on Tuesday Oct 14. However, I would ideally want to leave on Monday Oct 13, but R=0.
Should I just purchase the flight on Oct 13 and hope R space opens up? Or keep looking for R space on flights to other cities (from what I read, it's easier to find R space on flights to AMS and BRU).
Should I just purchase the flight on Oct 13 and hope R space opens up? Or keep looking for R space on flights to other cities (from what I read, it's easier to find R space on flights to AMS and BRU).
I would just buy Oct. 14 if you have the flexibility to make that work. October to Europe is not the easiest upgrade.
Jul 22, 2014, 8:02 am
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IAH-MUC is the direct and ideal route. However, I've basically been searching for all possible flights from IAH/IAD/EWR to MUC/FRA/ZRH/AMS/BRU between Oct 11 - 13 and barely seeing any R space. It opens up on Oct 14, but I would ideally need to fly out on the 13 the latest.
Jul 22, 2014, 8:43 am
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