What should my strategy be for booking 6 seats?
Jun 20, 2017, 3:40 am
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What should my strategy be for booking 6 seats?
Anyone know how many seats are in each bucket?
We have 4 flying from PDX.
And then us 2 flying from EUG to PDX, connecting with them to our final destination.
I'd hate to book the 4 of them and then find out the fare had jumped way up for us.
Or would I be better off booking us 2 first...then the 4 of them? Same thing, want the low price for all.
These right now are wide open flights 11 months from now.
We have 4 flying from PDX.
And then us 2 flying from EUG to PDX, connecting with them to our final destination.
I'd hate to book the 4 of them and then find out the fare had jumped way up for us.
Or would I be better off booking us 2 first...then the 4 of them? Same thing, want the low price for all.
These right now are wide open flights 11 months from now.
Jun 20, 2017, 5:34 am
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There is a ton of missing detail.
1. What is your final destination?
2. Is your final destination on AS?
3. Is PDX-Final Destination to be booked on the same ticket as EUG-PDX?
Depending on the answers to these questions, there are different approaches which don't require going through the rigamarole of EF and then finding out that someone else has snagged the seats while you are online and waiting to hit Send.
1. What is your final destination?
2. Is your final destination on AS?
3. Is PDX-Final Destination to be booked on the same ticket as EUG-PDX?
Depending on the answers to these questions, there are different approaches which don't require going through the rigamarole of EF and then finding out that someone else has snagged the seats while you are online and waiting to hit Send.
Jun 20, 2017, 7:09 am
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1. PHX
2. Yes
3. Yes
They will be on the PDX-PHX nonstop, and we'll fly from EUG, meet them in PDX, and continue all together on the same flight.
And then the return will be the reverse. We'll all fly together PHX-PDX, they'll get off and go home, we'll get off and get on a PDX-EUG flight.
2. Yes
3. Yes
They will be on the PDX-PHX nonstop, and we'll fly from EUG, meet them in PDX, and continue all together on the same flight.
And then the return will be the reverse. We'll all fly together PHX-PDX, they'll get off and go home, we'll get off and get on a PDX-EUG flight.
Jun 20, 2017, 7:30 am
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If you can provide the date and flight number, someone can check the inventory on EF. Otherwise, you can manually check the price per ticket for one person on the desired flight, then adding an additional person to see if the price per person remains the same. Repeat, all the way to six passengers. That will provide your answer.
Jun 20, 2017, 7:54 am
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married segment fare, if applicable, on EUG-PDX-PHX might put a small wrench in your plan about discerning the number of seats on PDX-PHX.
you should pay attention to the # of seats in the lowest inventory code as well as the ones above it for PDX-PHX. what you want to avoid is seeing something like K4/H4/M6, because if you buy two tickets on EUG-PDX-PHX, you'll likely drive that PDX-PHX down to K2/H2/M4, pushing all 4 of your PDX-PHX tickets into a much more expensive M fare bucket.
depending on the availability you might have to play with this a bit to optimize potential cost.
you should pay attention to the # of seats in the lowest inventory code as well as the ones above it for PDX-PHX. what you want to avoid is seeing something like K4/H4/M6, because if you buy two tickets on EUG-PDX-PHX, you'll likely drive that PDX-PHX down to K2/H2/M4, pushing all 4 of your PDX-PHX tickets into a much more expensive M fare bucket.
depending on the availability you might have to play with this a bit to optimize potential cost.
Jun 20, 2017, 8:11 am
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No worries, I just did it!
I never thought to check 6 psgrs from PDX-PHX and when I did that they were all there, so first I booked us 2 from EUG, then went back and booked the 4 of them from PDX, all for the same low price.
Thanks anyway for all your help!
I never thought to check 6 psgrs from PDX-PHX and when I did that they were all there, so first I booked us 2 from EUG, then went back and booked the 4 of them from PDX, all for the same low price.
Thanks anyway for all your help!
Jun 20, 2017, 9:06 am
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Jun 20, 2017, 9:21 am
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I don't know how much you care about seating, but keep in mind, if the other 4 passengers are not elite and you (+1) are, you and your +1 will potentially get upgraded into F, but I guess you can tell the other 4 in PDX that the upgrade is your "travel agent fee" for being the one to book the tickets
IFFFF...we do get upgraded, I'm going to ask if the kids can sit in F and we'll sit next to the grandkids in 18. If they say no, then you're right, that's our fee for not just booking but also paying for the tickets.
Jun 20, 2017, 1:57 pm
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You'll have to give up your free drink or chocolate (
) since you'd be sitting without status. 
Jun 20, 2017, 2:43 pm
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Jun 20, 2017, 4:36 pm
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