Originally Posted by
dkerr
I don't know that they are even doing that. I am looking for 2x JFK-ICN-SIN and it is completely impossible a year out. I am seeing one seat on the JFK-ICN segments but never two except for occasionally the very first day the flight becomes bookable. As for ICN-SIN all I ever see is economy... and it used to be the other way around (easy for the SIN flight, hard for the JFK). And not a single first class for even one passenger a year out. And this is using KE's own miles.
What is the best strategy here? Is it possible to book the ICN-JFK in biz online then call/chat with KE to have them add on the ICN-SIN segment in economy, then I keep checking for biz to become available? And what about round trip? Looks like the only way is to book a one-way then wait and separately book the return. I have a suspicion this increases the "carrier imposed fees".
Thanks
DAK
I found out the 3 seat rule when I was looking for a surprise trip this June....I saw that there were seats only available the day released and they never came back. Like literally, you need to be ready at Midnight Korea time when the calendar opens up.
You should be able to book online because there is an all classes button and JFK and SIN are both KE destinations. Not SkyTeam award. You can mix and match classes easily if available....that's the problem though.