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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 6:40 am
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Originally Posted by saad
i see what you mean....however, i have never found that to be a problem....to each his own i guess....
My wife is a bit clingy and the herringbone is not quite ideal for us. We like to sit next to each, have a chat every now and then, enjoy our drinks together etc etc.

It gets worse when you add Children (although i have none yet) into the mix as well.

Getting back to the 2nd F seat, unfortunately i use AA miles so no way to standby or ask Jet to release a 2nd seat. On the flipside, at least i can get the F seat for less than half the miles that Jet ask for!
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 6:43 am
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It gets worse when you add Children (although i have none yet) into the mix as well.
My kids were quite upset with sitting apart from their parents at first - now they clamour to fly on Jet versus another carrier, due to the IM's possible with the AVOD on board...of course, SQ has it to, but not on their old 773's, with the older KrisWorld!
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:44 am
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Actually, I find them to treat everyone as best as they can...and they usually succeed! ^
Thats what I thought too but this is what happened to me recently. I booked two seats and used my vouchers to upgrade both. Mine booked 5 days back in K class and the other booked one day before the flight in S class.

Upon checking on the day of the flight the higher (S) class which was booked later had cleared and the one booked 5 days before in K class was still wait listed. I am a Gold and the other wasn't even a JP member.

I was quite peed off about this, so this means that Jet does not actually wait list rather they clear upgrades depending on class of booking.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 8:34 pm
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Originally Posted by lallyr
Thats what I thought too but this is what happened to me recently. I booked two seats and used my vouchers to upgrade both. Mine booked 5 days back in K class and the other booked one day before the flight in S class.

Upon checking on the day of the flight the higher (S) class which was booked later had cleared and the one booked 5 days before in K class was still wait listed. I am a Gold and the other wasn't even a JP member.

I was quite peed off about this, so this means that Jet does not actually wait list rather they clear upgrades depending on class of booking.
that is a little strange....

but here again plats have an advantage....we can book in any class in economy & use the vouchers for an upgrade....& i have yet to come across a single instance since becoming plat where my upgrade has not gone through....
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 12:18 am
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that is a little strange....
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Very strange. Especially as I am Gold and the other pax had no status what so ever.
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 12:32 am
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Very strange. Especially as I am Gold and the other pax had no status what so ever.
Maybe a certain person's upgrade voucher was used for him and therefore he cleared first!
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 1:49 am
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i happen to know these travel agents who are on really good terms with jet....i always book my jet tickets through them....i find the difference between buying online & buying through them to be a few hundred inr if that much....the good thing about booking through them is that they chase down jet for the upgrade & so far i am 100% on upgrades using vouchers....if any of you are interested pm me i can pass along their number to you....
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 5:00 pm
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Maybe a certain person's upgrade voucher was used for him and therefore he cleared first!
Thats what I had thought, but I used "his" voucher first which was the one that didn't clear
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 8:41 pm
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Thats what I had thought, but I used "his" voucher first which was the one that didn't clear
I think that guy creates too many problems for them - that's what I heard!
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 3:42 am
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I think that guy creates too many problems for them - that's what I heard!
oh, we are talking about 'that' guy....yup, he is nothing but trouble....no wonder the upgrade didn't go through....
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 12:49 pm
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Oh didn't realize they had him marked!
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 4:10 am
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jet is having an amazing 50% off redemption sale for flights to hong kong....this was perfect for me as i had to travel there later this month....i managed to get two premire class tickets for my wife & i, for 20k miles each (80k return for 2 tickets)....

at the time of booking last month, jet was only offering 1 first class redemption ticket per flight....at 30k per sector this was a great deal so i went ahead & also booked that ticket & requested them to give me one more in first so that i could convert the premire tickets to first....they put me on a waitlist & said they would try their best to confirm the second booking....

this morning someone from jp gave me a call to let me know they have confirmed the second ticket in first as well....

this is the second time i have requested for 2 first class redemption tickets on the same flight & jet has accomodated me both times....i love this airline....
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 4:21 am
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Originally Posted by saad
this is the second time i have requested for 2 first class redemption tickets on the same flight & jet has accomodated me both times....i love this airline....
Just FWIW, one can confirm 4 F seats without any interaction on a a certain large airline with hubs in FRA/MUC, and that too, using other alliance's miles...Jet makes me WL for more than one, that too in biz.

(When taking the family on an award trip, one does not want the tension of not having a confirmed seat! )

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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 6:34 am
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Originally Posted by SuperFlyBoy
Just FWIW, one can confirm 4 F seats without any interaction on a a certain large airline with hubs in FRA/MUC, and that too, using other alliance's miles...Jet makes me WL for more than one, that too in biz.

(When taking the family on an award trip, one does not want the tension of not having a confirmed seat! )
i agree....i have redeemed 2 first tickets on ba a number of times....have never had any problems....

with jet, i have never had a problem redeeming 2 business tickets....have never been on waitlist....but its great that there were able to get me the 2 first tickets in both instances, specially when they are going above their usual policy to do so....
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 6:41 am
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Originally Posted by saad
with jet, i have never had a problem redeeming 2 business tickets....
I always try to do it online, so thus eliminate the idiotic Bizarre Stuff that sometimes comes out of JP...

Originally Posted by saad
have never been on waitlist....but its great that there were able to get me the 2 first tickets in both instances, specially when they are going above their usual policy to do so....
Yes, but you fly them a lot more than me!

I give my biz to the other carrier mentioned, as it is much more beneficial!

Usually Jet is quite good with confirming closer to the date and goes out of their "way" to do so...

However, do *note* that they themselves dictate the minimal possibility to redeem award seats in numbers per flight, and then appear to be generous later!
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