Will my award waitlist clear? Master thread 2020
Mar 10, 2020, 10:42 pm
#136
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Vancouver, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong
Programs: CX-DM, Marriott Gold, Fairmont Premier
Posts: 335
Finally got my upgrade. Looks like I got the last J seat as everything is now taken. My lower back can take a sigh of relief..
Mar 10, 2020, 11:04 pm
#137
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
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Mar 11, 2020, 12:00 am
#138
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX DM/OWE, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 155
Apr 7, 2020, 12:00 am
#139
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Join Date: May 2009
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Posts: 19,800
Even if you don't pick up the calls, you will receive SMS with deadline set at most to next day 5pm.
This is not the 4pm sweeper - this is the SMS you get when your waitlist clears. The deadline will move.
Apr 17, 2020, 8:29 am
#141
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
For some reason, as of today, CX seems to have zeroed out entirely or at least greatly reduced U class on US/Canada flights. I tried random dates and random routes during low season, and I couldn't find any U class. Many flights that I previously saw availability no longer have it. Z class and T class seem unaffected. The only correlation I can think of is the termination of US crew bases, but I don't understand how come only U class is affected.
Apr 17, 2020, 3:47 pm
#142
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
For some reason, as of today, CX seems to have zeroed out entirely or at least greatly reduced U class on US/Canada flights. I tried random dates and random routes during low season, and I couldn't find any U class. Many flights that I previously saw availability no longer have it. Z class and T class seem unaffected. The only correlation I can think of is the termination of US crew bases, but I don't understand how come only U class is affected.
Apr 17, 2020, 4:15 pm
#143
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Code:
15APRHKGIAD‡.CX«
05APR MON HKG/Z‡8 IAD/EDT-12
1CX 866 J9 C9 D9 I9 U3 HKGIAD 1800 2135 359 BD 0 X237 DCA /E
W9 R9 E9 T6 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9
NO MORE CX.
Apr 17, 2020, 4:30 pm
#144
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Join Date: May 2009
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I've been keeping tabs of loads. Somehow even J keeps zeroing out. W is also low but Y is abundant.
I'm not convinced so many people are flying, given you have to be dual resident like Auntie to have held out in Canada for that long.
Apr 17, 2020, 4:36 pm
#145
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,295
For some reason, as of today, CX seems to have zeroed out entirely or at least greatly reduced U class on US/Canada flights. I tried random dates and random routes during low season, and I couldn't find any U class. Many flights that I previously saw availability no longer have it. Z class and T class seem unaffected. The only correlation I can think of is the termination of US crew bases, but I don't understand how come only U class is affected.
). I called in and completed the booking.
May 8, 2020, 5:25 pm
#146
Join Date: May 2020
Posts: 1
Hi everyone, newbie here, first time waitlist on Cathay's flight from LAX to HKG departing next week, wonder how likely will be confirmed. I tried to check seat availability to in EF, yesterday the flights in next week show there are J2 or J1 but now showing J0, does it mean some of the waitlist was cleared?
Wonder how to leverage EF info to tell how likely the waitlist can be confirmed? Thank you very much for time and help.
In addition, it seems Cathay allow waitlisting more than one flight, is that the case for everyone, or they may eventually delete multiple waitlisted bookings? Thanks again!
Wonder how to leverage EF info to tell how likely the waitlist can be confirmed? Thank you very much for time and help.
In addition, it seems Cathay allow waitlisting more than one flight, is that the case for everyone, or they may eventually delete multiple waitlisted bookings? Thanks again!
May 9, 2020, 1:59 am
#147
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Hi everyone, newbie here, first time waitlist on Cathay's flight from LAX to HKG departing next week, wonder how likely will be confirmed. I tried to check seat availability to in EF, yesterday the flights in next week show there are J2 or J1 but now showing J0, does it mean some of the waitlist was cleared?
Wonder how to leverage EF info to tell how likely the waitlist can be confirmed? Thank you very much for time and help.
In addition, it seems Cathay allow waitlisting more than one flight, is that the case for everyone, or they may eventually delete multiple waitlisted bookings? Thanks again!
Wonder how to leverage EF info to tell how likely the waitlist can be confirmed? Thank you very much for time and help.
In addition, it seems Cathay allow waitlisting more than one flight, is that the case for everyone, or they may eventually delete multiple waitlisted bookings? Thanks again!
May 16, 2020, 6:32 am
#148
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: HK
Programs: CX Gold
Posts: 163
I stand corrected. Thanks for your help and insight! The difference is the POS is quite interesting, although not something I've had to look into that much before. For me testing the seats, I was just curious - I am indeed looking for the U class, hope something opens up!
If anyone else is waitlisted, perhaps it would be a good time to double check your bookings just in case.
May 24, 2020, 8:53 am
#149
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Boston, Ma
Posts: 12
What would clear first? Award first-class waiting list or upgrade from business to first waiting list? The reason I ask is that the first class is around 120,000 points for the flight. Business-class is 85,000 points and then the upgrade costs another 65,000 points. I was wondering that since the upgrade cost more, CX would prefer that the upgrade waiting list jump the first-class waiting list person. The last time I booked myself a one way first-class and put my wife on the first-class waiting list, someone jumped over us a few months later. I booked a year out and was the first person on the waiting list because I had just booked the other first ticket. Most likely the person had status and jumped us, but then I started wondering if an upgrade waiting list could have jumped us.
May 24, 2020, 1:33 pm
#150
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
What would clear first? Award first-class waiting list or upgrade from business to first waiting list? The reason I ask is that the first class is around 120,000 points for the flight. Business-class is 85,000 points and then the upgrade costs another 65,000 points. I was wondering that since the upgrade cost more, CX would prefer that the upgrade waiting list jump the first-class waiting list person. The last time I booked myself a one way first-class and put my wife on the first-class waiting list, someone jumped over us a few months later. I booked a year out and was the first person on the waiting list because I had just booked the other first ticket. Most likely the person had status and jumped us, but then I started wondering if an upgrade waiting list could have jumped us.
1) If an upgrade award clears, that means CX can still sell another business seat, which is good for CX
2) Even though both are booked in Z class, it is not the exact same Z class internally, and in fact the availability of straight award and upgrade differ sometimes.