2011 - 2021: How likely are waitlisted awards to clear?
Feb 23, 2017, 7:47 am
#1036
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 71
i tried to book a first segment to latch onto my SIN>FRA>JFK leg on the A380 with the intention of making SIN my stopover, i was waitlisted until yesterday, when i called them they said it will cost me $180 USD for the first segment from HKT > SIN.
i thought it was suppose to be only $100 USD ... did i do something wrong?
i thought it was suppose to be only $100 USD ... did i do something wrong?
Feb 23, 2017, 6:44 pm
#1037
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Singapore
Programs: SQ TPPS, BA Silver
Posts: 333
Probably extra taxes and fuel surcharges for the HKT-SIN sector amounting to US$80.
Feb 23, 2017, 8:36 pm
#1038
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CGK/LAX
Programs: KF,JMB, OZ, SPG,AA,UA,AS
Posts: 1,163
Just cleared 2 F awards for mid-march MEL-SIN, after putting the awards on the waitlist 48-hours ago. No chaser required. 
Feb 23, 2017, 8:37 pm
#1039
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 803
i tried to book a first segment to latch onto my SIN>FRA>JFK leg on the A380 with the intention of making SIN my stopover, i was waitlisted until yesterday, when i called them they said it will cost me $180 USD for the first segment from HKT > SIN.
i thought it was suppose to be only $100 USD ... did i do something wrong?
i thought it was suppose to be only $100 USD ... did i do something wrong?
Feb 25, 2017, 9:57 am
#1040
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: N.Wales, UK
Posts: 933
Quick question. Always good to bounce an idea off folk that know, hope you don't mind.
There are 2 seats available in J for the flight I'd like, on almost every day of the month I'd like to travel. Problem is I'd need 3 seats.
So, should I:
A) Transfer in all my points etc to SQ and waitlist all 3 seats?
B) Transfer in enough points for the 3 J seats, book 2, waitlist the third, and book a PE seat on the same flight?
Problem is of course I'm dependant upon the waitlist gods whatever happens..
There are 2 seats available in J for the flight I'd like, on almost every day of the month I'd like to travel. Problem is I'd need 3 seats.
So, should I:
A) Transfer in all my points etc to SQ and waitlist all 3 seats?
B) Transfer in enough points for the 3 J seats, book 2, waitlist the third, and book a PE seat on the same flight?
Problem is of course I'm dependant upon the waitlist gods whatever happens..
Feb 25, 2017, 11:06 am
#1041
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CGK/LAX
Programs: KF,JMB, OZ, SPG,AA,UA,AS
Posts: 1,163
Quick question. Always good to bounce an idea off folk that know, hope you don't mind.
There are 2 seats available in J for the flight I'd like, on almost every day of the month I'd like to travel. Problem is I'd need 3 seats.
So, should I:
A) Transfer in all my points etc to SQ and waitlist all 3 seats?
B) Transfer in enough points for the 3 J seats, book 2, waitlist the third, and book a PE seat on the same flight?
Problem is of course I'm dependant upon the waitlist gods whatever happens..
There are 2 seats available in J for the flight I'd like, on almost every day of the month I'd like to travel. Problem is I'd need 3 seats.
So, should I:
A) Transfer in all my points etc to SQ and waitlist all 3 seats?
B) Transfer in enough points for the 3 J seats, book 2, waitlist the third, and book a PE seat on the same flight?
Problem is of course I'm dependant upon the waitlist gods whatever happens..
Feb 25, 2017, 5:44 pm
#1042
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 856
i tried to book a first segment to latch onto my SIN>FRA>JFK leg on the A380 with the intention of making SIN my stopover, i was waitlisted until yesterday, when i called them they said it will cost me $180 USD for the first segment from HKT > SIN.
i thought it was suppose to be only $100 USD ... did i do something wrong?
i thought it was suppose to be only $100 USD ... did i do something wrong?
I believe the US$100 you refer to is the fee for the stopover, then the US$80 is for the additional taxes for the stopover.
Feb 25, 2017, 11:45 pm
#1043
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: N.Wales, UK
Posts: 933
I would confirm the two seats in J and waitlist the third. I would then call in and request a chaser on the third seat that is waitlisted and reference the two confirmed tickets. I was 7/9 on getting my waitlists to clear last year, and 2/2 so far this year. What time of year are you travelling and what route?
Thanks
Mar 1, 2017, 6:05 am
#1044
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 71
http://pointmetotheplane.boardingare...r-devaluation/
Thoughts?
Using JFK > FRA > SIN suite as an example:
Would you rather spend 93.5k + $340 or 120k + $50 ?
Thoughts?
Using JFK > FRA > SIN suite as an example:
Would you rather spend 93.5k + $340 or 120k + $50 ?
Mar 1, 2017, 10:50 pm
#1045
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: AA Plat, LAN Comodoro, LH SEN, Flying Blue Plat
Posts: 491
Anyone knows if I submit a First Class waitlist pre 23/3, and the award subsequently clears after 23/3, will I still pay the pre-23/3 price with 15% online discount?
Mar 1, 2017, 11:12 pm
#1046
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 129
No. The key is when you are ticketed, not when you waitlisted. So if you are ticketed after 23/3, you will be charged the post-23/3 rates.
Mar 2, 2017, 2:06 pm
#1048
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CGK/LAX
Programs: KF,JMB, OZ, SPG,AA,UA,AS
Posts: 1,163
I thought I had canceled this waitlist but apparently I didn't and just received notification that it cleared:
March 26th, SQ228, 3 passengers in J.
Waitlisted: February 20, 2017
Cleared: March 2, 2017
Called and canceled the reservation, so hopefully they clear someone else off the waitlist.
March 26th, SQ228, 3 passengers in J.
Waitlisted: February 20, 2017
Cleared: March 2, 2017
Called and canceled the reservation, so hopefully they clear someone else off the waitlist.
Mar 3, 2017, 1:05 pm
#1049
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
Because I asked for waitlist when I have enough miles in my account, but since then, I had already used those miles to book another Plan B flight as I didnt want to wait and risk getting nothing
So basically
Plan A : JNB->SIN on Tuesday ---- this is the one I had already redeemed
Plan B : CPT->SIN on a weekend or Tuesday. These are the few dates where I have waitlisted for.
Mar 4, 2017, 1:59 am
#1050
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 70
Would it be possible to waitlist J/F and book Y, then if either J/F clears, switch to the opened award? Would there be any fees to switch?