Y+ Booking Question
Oct 17, 2008, 2:54 pm
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Y+ Booking Question
Looking at booking the following flights in Premium Economy Saver fare:
AKL-SYD-LHR-SYD-AKL
Do the AKL-SYD and SYD-AKL flights book into Discount Economy or Economy? It's not clear when booking on the Qantas website. I have a feeling it books into Discount Economy as it's essentially a Discount Premium Economy fare, but then again it is a higher cabin class than Economy so it may book into Full Economy. Anyone have any experiences?
AKL-SYD-LHR-SYD-AKL
Do the AKL-SYD and SYD-AKL flights book into Discount Economy or Economy? It's not clear when booking on the Qantas website. I have a feeling it books into Discount Economy as it's essentially a Discount Premium Economy fare, but then again it is a higher cabin class than Economy so it may book into Full Economy. Anyone have any experiences?
Oct 17, 2008, 4:51 pm
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It books into economy (remember that other than within australia only full Y counts as full economy). These fares do not book into full Y on segments that have no premium economy.
As a guide (different fares may have different rules), my premium economy fare booked into H trans-tasman. If you can get the full fare rules this will specify for you.
As a guide (different fares may have different rules), my premium economy fare booked into H trans-tasman. If you can get the full fare rules this will specify for you.
Oct 17, 2008, 6:09 pm
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Oct 17, 2008, 9:56 pm
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I say that on a trip like yours to AKL-SYD-LHR-SYD-AKL, they should put you in J for the AKL-SYD and the SYD-AKL because Tassie J class isnt much better then Y+. The new Y+ plus would be better then the Domsic J seat you would get on the tassie.
Oct 17, 2008, 10:10 pm
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Oct 18, 2008, 4:24 pm
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It will never happen (nor does it in reverse flying Air NZ Y+).
Oct 19, 2008, 11:46 pm
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May 19, 2009, 3:15 am
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No idea what it books into though
Jeff
May 19, 2009, 5:48 am
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Don't know if i've missed a thread about this but I have just noticed that when you book a PE fare from NZ (to beyond but via Australia), if seats are available, you are seated in J for the TT sectors. With the current sale for J and PE fares from NZ makes for a fairly good deal (cost to get to Asia, for example, is much the same as a J fare trans-tasman e.g $2199 AKL-HKG rt)
No idea what it books into though
Jeff
No idea what it books into though
Jeff
If so I would not look too far into it as that has been made the first row of economy for TT flights now. eg. my SYD-WLG flight tomorrow night.
May 19, 2009, 6:13 am
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Note : Your flight from Auckland to Sydney will be in Business (and vice versa)
If a Jetstar flight is chosen, then it warns the flight will be in JQHell (or rather Economy
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Last edited by Aus_Mal; May 19, 2009 at 6:25 am
May 19, 2009, 1:35 pm
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Don't know if i've missed a thread about this but I have just noticed that when you book a PE fare from NZ (to beyond but via Australia), if seats are available, you are seated in J for the TT sectors. With the current sale for J and PE fares from NZ makes for a fairly good deal (cost to get to Asia, for example, is much the same as a J fare trans-tasman e.g $2199 AKL-HKG rt)
No idea what it books into though
Jeff
No idea what it books into though
Jeff
May 19, 2009, 2:57 pm
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Yes it did not work for me last month or early this month either.
I went through a dummy booking and even though flights out of WLG individually show no Business Class available doing the PE option it shows that the TT flights are in J.
However what I did notice was that the quoted fare for SIN was $3074 while Business is $3999 that is advertised in the current "Experience luxury for less" promotion. Both of the PE choices were the "Saver" option, yes I know there is no sale fare for SIN in PE.
I went through a dummy booking and even though flights out of WLG individually show no Business Class available doing the PE option it shows that the TT flights are in J.
However what I did notice was that the quoted fare for SIN was $3074 while Business is $3999 that is advertised in the current "Experience luxury for less" promotion. Both of the PE choices were the "Saver" option, yes I know there is no sale fare for SIN in PE.
May 20, 2009, 3:49 am
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I have confirmed booking in I seated in row 1 from AKL-SYD, and in T from SYD-SIN, and same on return as part of the PE sale last month. I think only some of the flights offered the I option, so it wasn't guaranteed.
A big thankyou to Kiwi Flyer as I also managed to enrol in the NZ bonus points offer ^.
A big thankyou to Kiwi Flyer as I also managed to enrol in the NZ bonus points offer ^.