Redemption Ticket Chances
Sep 21, 2016 | 3:31 am
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Redemption Ticket Chances
Hey there,
So a friend of mine is looking to redeem tickets on CX from HK to Australia.
Outbound: CX 101, HKG - SYD, October 15
Inbound: CX 138, SYD - HKG, October 28
She's currently on waitlist for both seats she's trying to redeem on business class (U-Class??) and never gets a proper answer from Marco Polo.
Anyone have any idea on how I can check availability and what the chances are of this happening? My friend only has the Green status.
Thanks!
So a friend of mine is looking to redeem tickets on CX from HK to Australia.
Outbound: CX 101, HKG - SYD, October 15
Inbound: CX 138, SYD - HKG, October 28
She's currently on waitlist for both seats she's trying to redeem on business class (U-Class??) and never gets a proper answer from Marco Polo.
Anyone have any idea on how I can check availability and what the chances are of this happening? My friend only has the Green status.
Thanks!
Sep 21, 2016 | 3:38 am
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Easy - Login to CX to see if you can book the flight.
Expert - Using EF.
The chance depends on the load. It is best if you friend has the economy award ticket issued and is waitlisted for business.
Sep 21, 2016 | 5:37 am
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Sep 22, 2016 | 8:59 pm
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J/C/D/I = different subclasses of Business class (redemption seat should be after "I").
9-0 = seats availability where 9 means at least 9 seats are available.
Good luck!
Sep 23, 2016 | 4:17 am
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Just to further clarify, the number after the fare subclass means the number of seats available to purchase. Not necessarily the number of physical seats that are available.
Sep 23, 2016 | 4:31 am
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Sep 23, 2016 | 4:39 am
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I can replicate cxfan1960's findings in my own EF (minus one seat), but when using https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK.html I find:
CX101: I4
CX138: I2
Expertflyer stated POS other than UK and US incl HKG will be added in the future https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...l#post27032553 , but until then we have to use EF for depth and https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK.html to find out what lowest fare CX is really selling
Sep 23, 2016 | 7:05 am
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Actually until EF gets a HK POS, there's a difference in the two methods.
I can replicate cxfan1960's findings in my own EF (minus one seat), but when using https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK.html I find:
CX101: I4
CX138: I2
Expertflyer stated POS other than UK and US incl HKG will be added in the future https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...l#post27032553 , but until then we have to use EF for depth and https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK.html to find out what lowest fare CX is really selling
I can replicate cxfan1960's findings in my own EF (minus one seat), but when using https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK.html I find:
CX101: I4
CX138: I2
Expertflyer stated POS other than UK and US incl HKG will be added in the future https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...l#post27032553 , but until then we have to use EF for depth and https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK.html to find out what lowest fare CX is really selling
Sep 23, 2016 | 7:34 am
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Sep 23, 2016 | 5:10 pm
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However - what important to newbies is a tool that they can use to help them making the booking. So as stupid as it sounds, CX's booking tool is in theory the best tool for searching award (as if available, you can book it at the same time).
BTW - OP wants U class (Business redemption), not I.
Sep 23, 2016 | 7:06 pm
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As always.
However - what important to newbies is a tool that they can use to help them making the booking. So as stupid as it sounds, CX's booking tool is in theory the best tool for searching award (as if available, you can book it at the same time).
BTW - OP wants U class (Business redemption), not I.
However - what important to newbies is a tool that they can use to help them making the booking. So as stupid as it sounds, CX's booking tool is in theory the best tool for searching award (as if available, you can book it at the same time).
BTW - OP wants U class (Business redemption), not I.
TalkFlyer already mentioned U should be after I earlier.
Sep 24, 2016 | 3:37 pm
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