Help with LAN Chile availability
Jan 12, 2004 | 5:42 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Help with LAN Chile availability
An open question to any who might be able to help:
I've booked a RT with LA between SCL-IPC. On the outward leg I'm find and have got myself a D class seat, but for the return D is already full, so I've had to go for the back up option of taking a seat in Y.
LAN Chile claims (unlike any other OW airline, it seems) that it doesn't waitlist for D; nor will they give me any indication of when J availability is likely to convert to D (though I suspect this may be 24 hours ahead of this flight).
If anyone can think of any strategies for dealing with this, I'd be grateful for your advice.
I've booked a RT with LA between SCL-IPC. On the outward leg I'm find and have got myself a D class seat, but for the return D is already full, so I've had to go for the back up option of taking a seat in Y.
LAN Chile claims (unlike any other OW airline, it seems) that it doesn't waitlist for D; nor will they give me any indication of when J availability is likely to convert to D (though I suspect this may be 24 hours ahead of this flight).
If anyone can think of any strategies for dealing with this, I'd be grateful for your advice.
Jan 12, 2004 | 10:41 am
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Programs: QF QP NB, PC Plat. Amb, SPG Gold
Posts: 1,879
Currently sitting on the lovely Easter Island as I type, I can only speak for the flight I got over here, but they seemed to be handing out Economy-Business class upgrades like candy at the gate (I got given one, and there was at least five other people called up as well). Im just OW Sapphire, and on a LONE5 ticket, so certainly wouldnt think I was at the top of the list for upgrades either. Im sure youre not looking towards the departure time lottery though, especially with a paid business class ticket. No doubt others out there have more experience in that area!