Chances for an RU?
Dec 8, 2016, 3:44 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 375
Chances for an RU?
Hi guys
I have a flight a week on Saturday for which there are currently 12 open seats on the website in PE.
RUs will be allocated in 2 days - do you think I have a good chance to nab one?
Flight is long haul, aircraft 777-200.
Cheers.
I have a flight a week on Saturday for which there are currently 12 open seats on the website in PE.
RUs will be allocated in 2 days - do you think I have a good chance to nab one?
Flight is long haul, aircraft 777-200.
Cheers.
Dec 8, 2016, 10:28 am
#2
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,118
Firstly it's not possible to tell how many seats are "open" but you can try dummy bookings up to 9 to see how many seats Air NZ are willing to sell.
All anybody can say is good lock.
All anybody can say is good lock.
Dec 8, 2016, 5:57 pm
#4
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 375
Interesting - I had called AirNZ a few days back in order to make sure the RUs had been correctly applied. The agent told me that it looked like there were quite a few PE seats available. When I asked how many she said she couldn't give out that info.
For the record, it's one of the less busy LH routes.
For the record, it's one of the less busy LH routes.
Dec 9, 2016, 4:09 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: NZ
Programs: NZ*E, Global Entry
Posts: 300
Eh, I'd be pretty hopeful. What makes Y-PE upgrades easier is that there's usually movement from PE-BP as well. Worth checking what the pointy end looks like, and if there's room for movement there, I'd ratchet my hopes up a notch. Good luck!
Dec 10, 2016, 2:52 am
#9
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 375
Interesting just to note - flights to/from USA are eligible for refunds of additional purchased baggage and seat select in their own right.
Other destinations are not (you need a fully flex ticket which you are refunding, or AirNZ needs to have messed up somehow essentially).
Other destinations are not (you need a fully flex ticket which you are refunding, or AirNZ needs to have messed up somehow essentially).