2011 - 2021: How likely are waitlisted awards to clear?
Apr 2, 2018, 10:26 pm
#1471
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: MH Enrich, VS FC, HH Gold, PC, SPG Gold, Marco Polo Gold, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,104
I am looking to travel anytime between 22 Dec 2018 - 2 Jan 2019 leaving SYD to go to SIN in J X 3. All are waitlists except the 7pm flight out of syd or the canberra stopover. Do you think the daytime flights will clear quickly if I waitlist? I need to book accommodation too, so in a dilemma.
Any tips? I don't have enough miles for standard award, these are available, I only have enough for 3 X J Savers.
The return flight seems easier to obtain.
Thanks,
K.
Any tips? I don't have enough miles for standard award, these are available, I only have enough for 3 X J Savers.
The return flight seems easier to obtain.
Thanks,
K.
Apr 3, 2018, 4:29 am
#1472
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 12,210
Got SIN-LHR on waitlist for a flight next week. Its on the 77W and is showing 3 seats as empty. When do they normally look at confirming the seat?
Apr 6, 2018, 3:39 pm
#1473
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 876
Waitlist for LHR - SIN on new suite and got clear.
Am very happy!
Am very happy!
Apr 7, 2018, 5:33 am
#1475
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Apr 7, 2018, 5:34 am
#1476
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Apr 7, 2018, 8:00 pm
#1479
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: UA Plat 2MM. DL Plat, AS MVP
Posts: 12,752
Waitlist saver in new suite or splurge for confirmed higher level award?
Looking for advice for sages.
Flying SIN-LHR. I can waitlist for the new suite or confirm at the higher level. Travel is in July. What would you all do?
Flying SIN-LHR. I can waitlist for the new suite or confirm at the higher level. Travel is in July. What would you all do?
Apr 8, 2018, 4:43 am
#1480
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Apr 9, 2018, 4:29 pm
#1481
Apr 10, 2018, 12:40 pm
#1482
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Apr 13, 2018, 12:36 am
#1483
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Rotterdam
Programs: AMEX Platinum, BA Gold, Flying Blue Platinum, Marriott Platinum Elite, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 1,280
I did a search for 2 award tickets in C for February of 2019 from SIN to AMS. By the time my mailes came into the account, the tickets went from available to waitlist. So I'm put on the waitlist now (separate tickets). From the looks of it I read here that a waitlist can be cleared anytime before the flight, up until a few days. I can make definitive bookings if I take a reroute via Zurich or Copenhagen. Would you recommend this? And if the waitlist for the direct flight clears, can I then still cancel the other tickets and get the miles back into the account to make the transaction for the waitlist tickets? (since you have to have the miles in order to be put on the waitlist. If I book other tickets in the meanwhile, I won't have enough miles in the account anymore for the waitlist tickets).
Apr 13, 2018, 5:07 pm
#1484
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 876
I did a search for 2 award tickets in C for February of 2019 from SIN to AMS. By the time my mailes came into the account, the tickets went from available to waitlist. So I'm put on the waitlist now (separate tickets). From the looks of it I read here that a waitlist can be cleared anytime before the flight, up until a few days. I can make definitive bookings if I take a reroute via Zurich or Copenhagen. Would you recommend this? And if the waitlist for the direct flight clears, can I then still cancel the other tickets and get the miles back into the account to make the transaction for the waitlist tickets? (since you have to have the miles in order to be put on the waitlist. If I book other tickets in the meanwhile, I won't have enough miles in the account anymore for the waitlist tickets).
if you schedule is fixed, please secure a confirm flight first. If waitlist clear, you can cancel it and rebook.
put on waitlist first, then book the confirm one.
good luck.
Apr 13, 2018, 9:04 pm
#1485
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: So Cal
Posts: 937
I placed a waitlist this evening, and three minutes later I received an email that it had cleared. I can handle that.......