Originally Posted by
JAXBA
I don't see anything about it in the rules either. Open segments are permitted, so it's not that each segment has to be confirmed, but, for example, BA doesn't accept waitlists for L class whereas they do for A class and only sometimes for D class.
Just tried waitlisting L class on LA and got this in Amadeus:
LA 090 L 21FEB 7 PUQSCL NOT AVAILABLE AND WAITLIST CLOSED
and this in Sabre:
1 LA 292L 21FEB S PUQSCL UC1 235P 555P /DCLA
So LA won't accept a waitlist for L, and probably wouldn't accept airport go-shows/standbys either
^ ^ Very informative as always [UC1 = 1 seat, unconfirmed?]
I did try to get a waitlisted segment in D class on LA once and the answer was no. My BA friend who was trying to ticket it for me told me that "RESERVATIONS REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS" probably implied "CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS" (this wasn't a RTW fare), but he didn't say that maybe LA just don't allow it on some fare classes.