No 'A' inventory on AA to Hawaii - should I waitlist?
May 21, 2008 | 8:56 pm
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No 'A' inventory on AA to Hawaii - should I waitlist?
I'm trying to book a 1st class RTW and go through Hawaii as I travel Westwards.
However there never seems to be availability in 'A' inventory on any flights to HNL or KOA despite there being a ton of empty seats in those cabins.
Do you think I should just waitlist a day - do their inventory systems have a habit of clearing waitlisted RTW requests within a few days if the loading in that class is low?
However there never seems to be availability in 'A' inventory on any flights to HNL or KOA despite there being a ton of empty seats in those cabins.
Do you think I should just waitlist a day - do their inventory systems have a habit of clearing waitlisted RTW requests within a few days if the loading in that class is low?
May 22, 2008 | 12:08 am
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Have you tried all possible routes to HNL? AA flies from ORD, DFW, SFO and LAX. DFW is sometimes better than LAX.
Otherwise I would waitlist on a few dates and routes and see what happens. Yield management might clear this quickly.
Otherwise I would waitlist on a few dates and routes and see what happens. Yield management might clear this quickly.
May 22, 2008 | 12:14 am
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I'm in Hawaii now on A inventory. I got it from DFW but when searching via ExpertFlyer found that on most days LAX has a few seats in A (it's a 757 from LAX). Next best was SFO and there is a 767 flight on that one.
May 23, 2008 | 4:52 pm
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You definitely want to be on a 767 or your RTW in !st class will be a shocker on that segment
May 23, 2008 | 5:35 pm
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The difference will be lie flat seat vs. something else....