Concord Availability
 

Where can I see Z class concorde availability.

I called QF FF and they can't see any, BA is closed, and I tried http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/...leo/frame.asp.

Any other way to find out availability. I want to go End of Sep or early Oct....

From what I have read in other threads here and elsewhere, there is no more Z availability on Concorde. Ever. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

Never mind award availability... most flights already sold out in all classes including full fare "R" class!

I can confirm that, on my flight a BA Premier on full R fare was left behind (forced to slum in subsonic F). BA does not overbook Concorde and doesn't bump anyone -- not even award seats. Might be the only flight in the world with such a policy. Just be sure to check in within the required times as there are always people on standby and BA will reclaim any seats missing the check-in deadline.
BA is not making any award seats available for the rest of the year. Any cancellations will be sold as R and not go back to the award pool. Almost every flight is leaving 100% full (this info is based on a chat with Special Services rep at JFK).

number_6,

Thanks for the info - it was exactly what I was looking for but not what I was hoping for.

Seems like my consternation has lost me a unique opp.....will have to blow the points on a F flight I suppose...

:-(

There will be availability for awards in September.

There are a lot of seats being held off the market and to a certain extent this strategy has worked especially over the next month (then again last month they did allow over 200 seats to be redeemed for miles after they were supposedly no longer doing so).

Just like AF made award seats available (the last flight flew with 30+ empty seats!). There will never be any award seats released, BA can't absorb the bad will that will generate after having full R fares unavailable on current flights -- and I am told they have a hefty wait list for many flights. In the worst case they might give some seats to a consolidator, or to concierges at the right hotels, but they won't release them as FF awards. I've spent some effort investigating this and don't make these comments off the cuff. Of course the airline industry is unpredictable, but in this case the number of seats involved is tiny so BA can do whatever they please (I'm guessing they'll give the seats to staff before making award seats available).

This BA press release (top one dated June 17) seems to suggest that they are willing to sell discounted seats... not sure from reading it whether the Concorde sector can be either or LHR-JFK.

http://www.britishairways.com/press/