Aug 30, 2018, 3:43 am

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Last edit by: Palal

Top tips for the "Dim Sum / Chicken adobo" fare:

At more than 5 weeks after most of us booked this fare it looks increasingly likely that the fare will stick. However prudence is still advisable and we should all avoid contacting the booking agent and if essential to contact try to deal with the airline direct.
Check that your original itenary is intact and ticketed as PAL revised their LHR flight schedule in early September and there appear to now only be 5 flights a week now rather than daily. Use TripCase to do this - see post #114 on how to do this (thanks to @MyFlights App). If you have incurred an involuntary change you can contact PAL and they will permit one change to amend your itenary. They appear to be flexible to shift flights to adjacent days, but if you try to push to be rerouted on another carrier to maintain the original itenary times you might find your flights are cancelled and you end up with a refund.
Online seat assignments are not possible on PAL when booked through a 3rd party, you have to call up, it is best to call PAL on 0808 164 9888 rather than the booking agent.
Whilst it looks like the fare is going to stick be aware that making other travel arrangements around this booking are at your own risk so consider making bookings that are refundable or covered by insurance if needed.

In hopes that this will go ahead, here's a wiki to see who's going and when.
Updated to post #253

November '18
Outbound
LHR-HKG : 09/11/18 : Carnaby
Inbound
HKG-LHR : 22/11/18 : Carnaby

December '18
Outbound
LHR-HKG : 29/12/18 : Wildwater
Inbound
None

January '19
Outbound
LHR-HKG : 10/01/19 : dsf
LHR-HKG : 12/01/19 : SFO1967
LHR-HKG : 12/01/19 : TravelQuinten
LHR-HKG : 17/01/19 : Kauppias
Inbound
HKG-LHR : 01/01/19 : Wildwater
HKG-LHR : 13/01/19 : dsf
HKG-LHR : 19/01/19 : SFO1967
HKG-LHR : 20/01/19 : Kauppias

February '19
Outbound
LHR-HKG : 05/02/19 : HKGEDI
LHR-HKG : 09/02/19 : MoonMan85
LHR-HKG : 14/02/19 : Fleric
LHR-HKG : 22/02/19 : skycruiserNL
Inbound
HKG-LHR : 02/02/19 : TravelQuinten
HKG-LHR : 12/02/19 : HKGEDI
HKG-LHR : 22/02/19 : MoonMan85
HKG-LHR : 26/02/19 : Fleric
HKG-LHR : 28/02/19 : skycruiserNL

March '19
Outbound
LHR-MNL : 01/03/19 : danfl44
LHR-HKG : 10/03/19 : flight345 +1
LHR-HKG : 14/03/19 : plunet +1
LHR-HKG : 14/03/19 : kevinflyaway
LHR-HKG : 18/03/19 : cowcow75
LHR-HKG : 21/03/19 : ams2174
LHR-HKG : 22/03/19 : jonase
LHR-MNL : 22/03/19 : Funky Spike
MNL-HKG :24/03/19 : Funky Spike
LHR-HKG : 24/03/19 : Poolek
LHR-HKG : 30/03/19 : Wilem
Inbound
MNL-LHR : 07/03/19 : danfl44
HKG-LHR : 18/03/19 : kevinflyaway
HKG-LHR : 24/03/19 : plunet +1
HKG-LHR : 24/03/19 : flight345 +1
HKG-LHR : 27/03/19 : ams2174
HKG-MNL : 27/03/19 : Funky Spike
MNL-LHR : 28/03/19 : Funky Spike
HKG-LHR : 28/03/19 : Poolek
HKG-LHR : 31/03/19 : jonase

April '19
Outbound
LHR-HKG : 10/04/19 : honzeek_cz
LHR-HKG : 10/04/19 : kjbrant +1
LHR-HKG : 11/04/19 : a_man_usia
LHR-HKG : 12/04/19 : usmark24
LHR-HKG : 12/04/19 : bittihuduga+1
LHR-HKG : 16/04/19 : stringymacca
LHR-HKG : 17/04/19 : estrangeiro8
LHR-HKG : 18/04/19 : Vgravity
LHR-HKG : 19/04/19 : strayersong
LHR-HKG : 20/04/19 : justatourist
LHR-HKG : 21/04/19 : gpetro1
LHR-HKG : 28/04/19 : coolblue21
Inbound
HKG-LHR : 02/04/19 : cowcow75
HKG-LHR : 14/04/19 : honzeek_cz
HKG-LHR : 14/04/19 : a_man_usia
HKG-LHR : 17/04/19 : kjbrant +1
HKG-LHR : 21/04/19 : usmark24
HKG-LHR : 22/04/19 : bittihuduga
HKG-LHR : 23/04/19 : stringymacca
HKG-LHR : 23/04/19 : Vgravity
HKG-LHR : 27/04/19 : justatourist
HKG-LHR : 27/04/19 : strayersong
HKG-LHR : 27/04/19 : estrangeiro8

May '19
Outbound
LHR-HKG : 02/05/19 : ackbrady +2
LHR-HKG : 04/05/19 : shamrock104
LHR-HKG : 14/05/19 : usmark24
LHR-HKG : 15/05/19 : afirm
LHR-HKG : 15/05/19 : p78
Return
HKG-LHR : 01/05/19 : gpetro1
HKG-LHR : 03/05/19 : coolblue21
HKG-LHR : 08/05/19 : shamrock104
HKG-LHR : 09/05/19 : ackbrady +2
HKG-LHR : 18/05/19 : afirm
HKG-LHR : 19/05/19 : p78
HKG-LHR : 23/05/19 : usmark24

June '18
Return
HKG-LHR : 29/06/19 : Wilem

[PREM FARE GONE] Philippine Airlines, LHR-HKG, £500 J return

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Aug 30, 2018, 6:47 am

#106

Palty

Join Date: Mar 2018

Posts: 375

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyFlights App

If you've added the booking by forwarding an email, then disregard anything either of those say.

Yes I did forward it

Aug 30, 2018, 7:06 am

#107

plunet

Join Date: Jan 2016

Location: LON

Programs: BAEC

Posts: 3,918

I've forwarded my confirmation to tripcase - but I suspect that this is just reading the content of the email rather than parsing the PNR and retriving the flight details from the airline systems. The seat map is indicative of this - it's the seat map based upon the flight number and date, but why is it showing the Y cabin as available if it's a J ticket?

Aug 30, 2018, 7:17 am

#108

108912

Join Date: Feb 2015

Posts: 699

It's weird to work out what's going on.

Checkmytrip brings up a seat map of both J and Y.

Tripcase only Y.

Both checkmytrip and tripcase are listing the aircraft as 777-300 yet doing a dummy booking on philippineairlines.com shows an A350 (Jan travel).

I've received a ticket number from lastminute.com but not an actual copy of e-ticket so cannot find the fare code/farebasis.

Aug 30, 2018, 7:26 am

#109

MyFlights App

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Join Date: Jun 2017

Programs: MyFlights GOLD :)

Posts: 84

Quote:

Originally Posted by plunet

Most likely because TripCase is just parsing the email and either hasn't seen that it's a business ticket, or hasn't linked that text with the cabin and just shows all cabins.

I've tried forwarding the email to TripCase - it's showing no documents there, and just the basic info from the email (and derived info for the flight number). Parsed emails are nothing more than just laying out the info in the email in a different way, and adding some publicly available flight information (rather than being a link to your booking)

Aug 30, 2018, 7:48 am

#110

maclover

Join Date: Aug 2004

Posts: 1,006

In my case, using the first PNR in confirmation email, TripCase could collect all the info and under the document section I was able to download the ticket receipt

Not - hoping the ticket won't be cancelled - I've few months to find out how to pre-assign seats

Aug 30, 2018, 7:57 am

#111

ams2174

Join Date: Aug 2009

Programs: Ek Blue, BAEC Bronze, SQ Silver, HH Gold

Posts: 56

Thats exactly what I've been able to do with my booking, I think the only way to assign seats is by calling the airline, I might leave that for sometime

Last edited by ams2174; Aug 30, 2018 at 7:58 am Reason: mispelt

Aug 30, 2018, 8:01 am

#112

Palty

Join Date: Mar 2018

Posts: 375

Quote:

Originally Posted by maclover

I see you bought yours at bravofly I bought mine at last minute that might be a difference as I can't bring up my ticket on pal website

Aug 30, 2018, 8:08 am

#113

maclover

Join Date: Aug 2004

Posts: 1,006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Palty

I see you bought yours at bravofly I bought mine at last minute that might be a difference as I can't bring up my ticket on pal website

I bought it on last-minute (and BravoFly is the parent company)...
And no, as said multiple time in this thread, you can't pull the reservation on PAL website.

The only tool that seems to work so far is TripCase

Aug 30, 2018, 8:25 am

#114

MyFlights App

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Posts: 84

OK.... I've found the best way to get at the actual booking.

1) Sign up to TripCase if you haven't already
2) Under "My Trips" click "Create New Trip". Do *not* forward your booking confirmation
3) Give your trip a name "flash sale"

and create the trip
4) Then click on Link a booking
5) Enter the first PNR listed in the email from lastminute.com

Now if you go into Documents you'll see the E Tickets and you can see the full fare basis etc.

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