How to Waitlist D on BA LHR-ACC
Jun 17, 2008 | 7:32 pm
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How to Waitlist D on BA LHR-ACC
Hi,
Have booked my business partner and I on a DONE5 which includes a LHR-ACC leg. At the moment we want to travel on 4 Aug. We have confirmed one seat on 5 Aug and one on 6 Aug. The AA RTW desk said she was unable to waitlist a seat for us and that sometimes BA allows it and sometimes not. Both the 4 & 5 Aug flights seem to have ample J inventory according to EF.
So my question - does anyone knwo how we get a waitlist on BA for either one extra D seat on the 5 Aug or move us both to D on 4 Aug. Is either strategy better?
Is it worth begging the Explat desk to send a message to the BA rep to see if they can help.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Paul
Have booked my business partner and I on a DONE5 which includes a LHR-ACC leg. At the moment we want to travel on 4 Aug. We have confirmed one seat on 5 Aug and one on 6 Aug. The AA RTW desk said she was unable to waitlist a seat for us and that sometimes BA allows it and sometimes not. Both the 4 & 5 Aug flights seem to have ample J inventory according to EF.
So my question - does anyone knwo how we get a waitlist on BA for either one extra D seat on the 5 Aug or move us both to D on 4 Aug. Is either strategy better?
Is it worth begging the Explat desk to send a message to the BA rep to see if they can help.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Paul
Jun 17, 2008 | 9:58 pm
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Hi,
Have booked my business partner and I on a DONE5 which includes a LHR-ACC leg. At the moment we want to travel on 4 Aug. We have confirmed one seat on 5 Aug and one on 6 Aug. The AA RTW desk said she was unable to waitlist a seat for us and that sometimes BA allows it and sometimes not. Both the 4 & 5 Aug flights seem to have ample J inventory according to EF.
So my question - does anyone knwo how we get a waitlist on BA for either one extra D seat on the 5 Aug or move us both to D on 4 Aug. Is either strategy better?
Is it worth begging the Explat desk to send a message to the BA rep to see if they can help.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Paul
Have booked my business partner and I on a DONE5 which includes a LHR-ACC leg. At the moment we want to travel on 4 Aug. We have confirmed one seat on 5 Aug and one on 6 Aug. The AA RTW desk said she was unable to waitlist a seat for us and that sometimes BA allows it and sometimes not. Both the 4 & 5 Aug flights seem to have ample J inventory according to EF.
So my question - does anyone knwo how we get a waitlist on BA for either one extra D seat on the 5 Aug or move us both to D on 4 Aug. Is either strategy better?
Is it worth begging the Explat desk to send a message to the BA rep to see if they can help.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Paul
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Jun 18, 2008 | 2:38 pm
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Hi,
Have booked my business partner and I on a DONE5 which includes a LHR-ACC leg. At the moment we want to travel on 4 Aug. We have confirmed one seat on 5 Aug and one on 6 Aug. The AA RTW desk said she was unable to waitlist a seat for us and that sometimes BA allows it and sometimes not. Both the 4 & 5 Aug flights seem to have ample J inventory according to EF.
So my question - does anyone knwo how we get a waitlist on BA for either one extra D seat on the 5 Aug or move us both to D on 4 Aug. Is either strategy better?
Is it worth begging the Explat desk to send a message to the BA rep to see if they can help.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Paul
Have booked my business partner and I on a DONE5 which includes a LHR-ACC leg. At the moment we want to travel on 4 Aug. We have confirmed one seat on 5 Aug and one on 6 Aug. The AA RTW desk said she was unable to waitlist a seat for us and that sometimes BA allows it and sometimes not. Both the 4 & 5 Aug flights seem to have ample J inventory according to EF.
So my question - does anyone knwo how we get a waitlist on BA for either one extra D seat on the 5 Aug or move us both to D on 4 Aug. Is either strategy better?
Is it worth begging the Explat desk to send a message to the BA rep to see if they can help.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Paul
Jun 18, 2008 | 4:35 pm
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Code:
Departing 07/04/08 07/04/08 - Fri Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Frequency Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA () 81 0 LHR 07/04/08 2:15 PM ACC 07/04/08 8:10 PM 767 Daily 39% / 26m J7 C7 D4 R1 I0 W9 E7 T4 Y9 B9 H1 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 G0
Jun 18, 2008 | 7:12 pm
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Jun 18, 2008 | 9:36 pm
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Code:
Departing 08/04/08
* 08/04/08 - Mon
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Frequency
Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA () 81 0 LHR
08/04/08 2:15 PM ACC
08/04/08 8:10 PM 767
Daily
39% / 26m J9 C1 D0 R0 I0 W9 E6 T0 Y9 B9 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 G0
Jun 19, 2008 | 12:04 am
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The differences in availability are all down to Point of Sale:
UK POS (KVS Sabre/ITN):
[KVS Availability Tool 3.1.2/Platinum - Sabre: ITN/UK-ASB]
US POS (KVS Apollo/ITN):
[KVS Availability Tool 3.1.2/Platinum - Apollo: ITN/US-ARL]
UK POS (KVS Sabre/ITN):
[KVS Availability Tool 3.1.2/Platinum - Sabre: ITN/UK-ASB]
Code:
LHR London Heathrow UK [EGLL] ACC Accra Kotoka GH [DGAA] LUN 04 aot 2008 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- --------- ---- --------- ---- ---- ----------------------------------------- BA 81 LHR 14:15 ACC 20:10 767 0 J9 C7 D4 R0 I0 E9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L0
[KVS Availability Tool 3.1.2/Platinum - Apollo: ITN/US-ARL]
Code:
LHR London Heathrow UK [EGLL] ACC Accra Kotoka GH [DGAA] LUN 04 aot 2008 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- --------- ---- --------- ---- ---- -------------------------------------------------------- BA 81 LHR 14:15 ACC 20:10 767 0 J9 C1 D0 R0 I0 E6 Y9 B9 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 G0
Jun 19, 2008 | 1:55 am
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OK - A little confused
But I did have one win last nigth which was that EF showed D1 on the 5 Aug this mornig and I was able to grab that so we are at least on the same flight. AA can defintiely not see anything on 4 Aug.
Until we ticket it I gather we won't be able to call BA and ask them for the 4 Aug so I'll get it ticketed ASAP.
Thanks for the advice
As a side question we had to separate the bookings to two PNR's when we were on separate flights. Sounds like they have to completely reconstruct the bookings (and possibly lose the said LHR-ACC flight in the process) if we want them back under one PNR - so I said to TA don't bother. Is there any reason to bother??
But I did have one win last nigth which was that EF showed D1 on the 5 Aug this mornig and I was able to grab that so we are at least on the same flight. AA can defintiely not see anything on 4 Aug.Until we ticket it I gather we won't be able to call BA and ask them for the 4 Aug so I'll get it ticketed ASAP.
Thanks for the advice
As a side question we had to separate the bookings to two PNR's when we were on separate flights. Sounds like they have to completely reconstruct the bookings (and possibly lose the said LHR-ACC flight in the process) if we want them back under one PNR - so I said to TA don't bother. Is there any reason to bother??
Jun 19, 2008 | 5:19 pm
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As a side question we had to separate the bookings to two PNR's when we were on separate flights. Sounds like they have to completely reconstruct the bookings (and possibly lose the said LHR-ACC flight in the process) if we want them back under one PNR - so I said to TA don't bother. Is there any reason to bother??
I think it's fairly easy to split PNR's (I suspect there's some fairly straightforward 'mechanism' for doing so) but adding someone (i.e., combining) may, as they seem to suggest, be more like starting over to add the second person and therefore may not be nearly so easy.
The only time Mrs. tt7 and I end up with separate PNR's is if we're on award tickets and the miles have come from our separate accounts (instead of just one of the accounts), in which case they have to split the PNRs or where we've had a DONE4 and I've left a few days before her etc., so they have to be split. It always seems preferable to me that, if you're travelling together, it's better to be in one PNR so that if anything goes wrong somewhere along the way, whichever airline you're about to fly knows that the two of you are together, rather than just being two unrelated passengers. Hopefully, that's no big deal but it just seems 'safer' to both be in one PNR. However, you may be able to get them to "link" the two PNR's so that it is apparent that you are travelling together. I think that works for AA but not sure whether it is effective once you get to other carriers on the ticket.
As an aside, I have to ask why you're going to ACC(ra)? I went there - probably 30 years ago now - on business and to Lagos a few years later. I'd have to say those are two places that I have absolutely no desire whatsoever to ever return to.