Originally Posted by
christep
Yes it is possible that some flights never have L class. LHR-GIG does indeed look like one of them
Hmm... This is interesting. I was quite excited about the LONE ticket, but now I'm concerned that a lot of the flights I've thought about might be completely impossible, and even for the ones possible, date changes might not be as easy as I'd been hoping....
How bad do would you all think the situation is overall? Are these cases just exceptions, or should I expect similar situations for most sectors? Is it serious enough for me to consider look for other options - overall, is the LONE much less flexible than I've been imagining it to be? On the other hand, I guess it would still be more flexible and cost-effective than consolidator fares for these destinations?
Now, in case there are no L-class seats, are any other alternatives classes considered for LONE passengers? (other than on the waitlist situation described)
For example, I checked one/two AA routings via MIA, and that's only available in B and K. So now, I've no idea how to even do the first segment on the RTW
EDIT: Oops.. I didn't look hard enough. Sorry. Some flights are in fact available. See reply below.
Suggestions?
And sometimes seats get released at the last minute - I can currently see 1 L seat on BA247 LHR-GIG tomorrow - but it would be high risk planning on that basis. You can ticket the segment as open-dated (although not if this is the first international segment) and then if there's an empty seat at check-in most airlines would take you.
I agree, this is just too high risk for most long haul flights which would generally be over-booked.
Note that the term "transit stopover" is wrong. You either have a "transit" (less than 24 hours between arrival and departure) or a "stopover" (more than 24 hours).
Oops. Yeah, thanks
