Originally Posted by
CX860
No, you can hold a specific fare class rather than a cabin. I have held (and am holding) I specifically on flights. As I understand it, there are sub-classes/fare rules within fare classes so for example I have been told by an agent before that even though I can hold the I seat indefinitely, I need to ticket before a certain date or else the price will for sure go up (as opposed to may go up). Another situation is where I have held a J or C or a D indefinitely while I am waitlisted for an I.
I have also seen close in price drops before. For example, last Xmas, I had a Europe-HKG-Europe I (or maybe it was P) ticket that I held before they cut the benefit but didn't issue until early December. The lowest fare class went up in steps to J but about a week before departure, they opened up some I and P.
This is new for me! Before the ticketing rule changed last year, I held a ticket (I only wanted to hold for 2 days) but was told the fare class isn't held. The agent said I would be paying the price CX is selling in 2 day's time.
But how can you make the agens do it now? Last month an agent held a booking for 48hours and issued a payment link which was valid for 12 hours. After around 15 hours I decided to go ahead with the booking, and another agent told me although the booking is still being held, the ticket need to be repriced as 12 hours have passed already. Luckily the new price remained the same.