Originally Posted by
Tomaus
Can you see inventory on Expertflyer?
Are you trying for Saver or Standard?
I suspect Standard waitlist awards clear first then the savers.
How often are you ringing asking for a chaser? once a week seems to be good and I would recommend asking on a Friday or Saturday as it seems to me that SQ looks at its inventory for clearing waitlists at 10am Monday (note that time may be tied to UTC as it is for other airlines)
Hi Tomaus.
Thank you for your reply.
I was checking only seatmap on Expertflyer. Looking at flight availability, for premium cabin, I get F4 A3 Z4 C4 J4 U2
How can F be 4 and A be 3 when there is only 4 first class seats (and both F and A are first class).
I am only trying for saver. I will not pay for standard and if the waitlist does not clear (12 or so days before travel date) for either First or Biz, will try any other airline award seat or if too late, then will just pay cash for one way coach (i must travel on my travel date). Unfortunately, at this time I have not made any backup plans.
I had called for chaser a few weeks ago and when i called yesterday, the agent says they can see the chaser and recommended I call 15 days before flight.
Thank you so much for suggesting the Fri or Sat. I will definitely follow your advice and try during weekend. Will report back if it ever cleared or not.
In the past, I have done waitlist 2 times - Once for 1 passenger in F (SFO-HKG) and once for 2 passenger in F (HKG-SFO). For the first it cleared 15 days before and for the second, it cleared 5 days before. I got overconfident and didnt make any backup plans this time. bad move maybe !!
