Krisflyer waitlist questions
Sep 7, 2017, 9:39 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 36
Krisflyer waitlist questions
1. If I book a confirmed HKG-SFO award for economy class, can I waitlist for business class on the same flight?
2. How many miles do I need to waitlist? (82000 for the full price, or 69700 with the 15% discount?) I am asking because I need to transfer over my AMEX points.
3. If I only have enough miles for one passenger, can I waitlist for 2 passengers on the same flight on two separate reservations? Then if the waitlist clears, would there be enough time to transfer AMEX points over to pay for the awards?
Thanks a lot!
2. How many miles do I need to waitlist? (82000 for the full price, or 69700 with the 15% discount?) I am asking because I need to transfer over my AMEX points.
3. If I only have enough miles for one passenger, can I waitlist for 2 passengers on the same flight on two separate reservations? Then if the waitlist clears, would there be enough time to transfer AMEX points over to pay for the awards?
Thanks a lot!
Sep 7, 2017, 10:02 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: SIN
Programs: BA Executive Club, SQ Krisflyer
Posts: 356
1. Do the waitlist first before booking a confirmed ticket. You will need sufficient miles to do the waitlist.
2. You'll need the full mileage as there isnt any 15% discount anymore.
3. You should be able to. As in #1 , you need the full number of points before you can do a waitlist. So best to make all your waitlists before booking any confirmed ticket.
2. You'll need the full mileage as there isnt any 15% discount anymore.
3. You should be able to. As in #1 , you need the full number of points before you can do a waitlist. So best to make all your waitlists before booking any confirmed ticket.
Sep 7, 2017, 10:22 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 973
4 days. Which can be extended at their discretion.
Sep 7, 2017, 2:52 pm
#5
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Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 36
Thanks all for your replies. Here is what I plan to do.
1. Transfer 82000 mile from AMEX to Krisflyer.
2. Make 2 separate waitlist businss class reseravtions for 2 passengers, each will require 82000 points.
3. Make confirmed reservations for 2 economy class tickets (cost 66000 points).
If I get the waitlist tickets,
1. Deposit another 82000 miles to account
2. Change the tickets to business class tickets.
1. Transfer 82000 mile from AMEX to Krisflyer.
2. Make 2 separate waitlist businss class reseravtions for 2 passengers, each will require 82000 points.
3. Make confirmed reservations for 2 economy class tickets (cost 66000 points).
If I get the waitlist tickets,
1. Deposit another 82000 miles to account
2. Change the tickets to business class tickets.
Sep 8, 2017, 11:54 am
#7
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 3,878
Also, as an FYI, I waitlisted HKG-SFO in J last Oct for earlier this summer and it came through the day before flight.
Sep 8, 2017, 2:03 pm
#9
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 3,878
Huh? "Each" refers to waitlist, not pax.
OP will initially deposit 82k (followed by another 82k IF/WHEN the waitlist clears).
How does OP make a waitlist for 2 paxs if "each" pax requires 82k totaling 164k? OP can't make the first waitlist for 2 pax nor can s/he make the second separate waitlist.
I think OP meant to state that he will make 2 separate waitlist for 1 pax, each (waitlist) will require 82k.
OP will initially deposit 82k (followed by another 82k IF/WHEN the waitlist clears).
How does OP make a waitlist for 2 paxs if "each" pax requires 82k totaling 164k? OP can't make the first waitlist for 2 pax nor can s/he make the second separate waitlist.
I think OP meant to state that he will make 2 separate waitlist for 1 pax, each (waitlist) will require 82k.
Sep 27, 2017, 8:12 am
#11
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: NH, JL, SQ
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Sep 27, 2017, 7:10 pm
#12
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: HH Diamond, GHA Titanium
Posts: 1,958
When the waitlist cleared then I got them to hold the reservation for a few days while I transferred over the additional miles needed.
Last edited by shuigao; Sep 27, 2017 at 7:15 pm
Oct 2, 2017, 6:27 am
#13
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Baltimore MD
Posts: 3,457
