Can I get an alert when a Club World reward seat becomes available?
May 20, 2022, 12:23 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 148
Can I get an alert when a Club World reward seat becomes available?
Newbie question. I have booked an Amex 2-for-1 reward flight from Heathrow to Cancun next March. We managed to get Club World outbound and WTP for the return. Ideally we'd love to change the WTP to CW on the way back but that was the only option within the timeframe of our trip when we booked, so we grabbed it. Is there any chance a pair of CW seats could become available, and if so, are we able to exchange more Avios to upgrade to these? Is there a way I can set an alert to be told if they do become available? Understand it's a popular tourist route so unlikely, but thought I'd ask the experts.
May 20, 2022, 1:20 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,225
Newbie question. I have booked an Amex 2-for-1 reward flight from Heathrow to Cancun next March. We managed to get Club World outbound and WTP for the return. Ideally we'd love to change the WTP to CW on the way back but that was the only option within the timeframe of our trip when we booked, so we grabbed it. Is there any chance a pair of CW seats could become available, and if so, are we able to exchange more Avios to upgrade to these? Is there a way I can set an alert to be told if they do become available? Understand it's a popular tourist route so unlikely, but thought I'd ask the experts.
May 20, 2022, 4:02 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 302
Over Xmas last year we originally booked WT+ seats out and CW seats back from Antigua. By the time we flew it was CW out and First back. there was a lot of anxious time on hold, even to your first, but it paid off in the end!
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May 20, 2022, 4:03 pm
#8
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 252
We snapped up two seats in F out of DFW earlier this month thanks to SeatSpy. You can set it to email you and text/WhatsApp you.
Unsure how common it is for more reward seats to reappear, but Id create your alert with the date range youre happy with and then forget about it until you hopefully get pinged.
Unsure how common it is for more reward seats to reappear, but Id create your alert with the date range youre happy with and then forget about it until you hopefully get pinged.
Jun 14, 2022, 1:24 am
#11
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, *A Silver, HH Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 500
Another +1 for SeatSpy. Mrs S and mini S were in PE for an Amex 2-4-1 to SJC later this month. Alerted last night (1 am) by SeatSpy that CW seats were available... at 0755 called the gold line, answered in 3 mins 
and booked. Result.
I can't let the moment pass without comment about YQ (another 311) or that you can't do this yourself online but hey ho. Thanks again, SeatSpy - no question the subscription is worth it because there is no way to predict the release of Avios seats.
and booked. Result.I can't let the moment pass without comment about YQ (another 311) or that you can't do this yourself online but hey ho. Thanks again, SeatSpy - no question the subscription is worth it because there is no way to predict the release of Avios seats.
Jun 14, 2022, 3:52 am
#12
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: NCL
Programs: BA Exec Club: Gold HHons:Diamond FB:Ivory Accor:Plat Hertz: PC USA:GlobalEntry
Posts: 236
+1 for SeatSpy.
Just a heads up: depending upon when you booked your return leg (i.e. if it was before BA's fee hike) be prepared for an eye watering increase in taxes/fees to move to CW.
Just a heads up: depending upon when you booked your return leg (i.e. if it was before BA's fee hike) be prepared for an eye watering increase in taxes/fees to move to CW.