Strategy - Better to Waitlist & Book or Waitlist Many
Jan 12, 2019, 1:46 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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Strategy - Better to Waitlist & Book or Waitlist Many
Hello -
I'm trying to experience the A380 suites. Wanting to go from SIN - LHR. On the A380 - there are only waitlist saver awards on the entire month I want to travel. There is a day that has a SAVER AWARD on a 777 and a Waitlisted SAVER on the A380. Would it be advisable to hold book both (possible) and then hope the w/l clears? I have other plans that I need to build around both sides of this flight (meetings, hotels, other flights etc.)
Thanks for any tips!
I'm trying to experience the A380 suites. Wanting to go from SIN - LHR. On the A380 - there are only waitlist saver awards on the entire month I want to travel. There is a day that has a SAVER AWARD on a 777 and a Waitlisted SAVER on the A380. Would it be advisable to hold book both (possible) and then hope the w/l clears? I have other plans that I need to build around both sides of this flight (meetings, hotels, other flights etc.)
Thanks for any tips!
Jan 12, 2019, 7:30 pm
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Ambassador: Air New Zealand
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Posts: 1,425
Hello -
I'm trying to experience the A380 suites. Wanting to go from SIN - LHR. On the A380 - there are only waitlist saver awards on the entire month I want to travel. There is a day that has a SAVER AWARD on a 777 and a Waitlisted SAVER on the A380. Would it be advisable to hold book both (possible) and then hope the w/l clears? I have other plans that I need to build around both sides of this flight (meetings, hotels, other flights etc.)
Thanks for any tips!
I'm trying to experience the A380 suites. Wanting to go from SIN - LHR. On the A380 - there are only waitlist saver awards on the entire month I want to travel. There is a day that has a SAVER AWARD on a 777 and a Waitlisted SAVER on the A380. Would it be advisable to hold book both (possible) and then hope the w/l clears? I have other plans that I need to build around both sides of this flight (meetings, hotels, other flights etc.)
Thanks for any tips!
How likely are waitlisted awards to clear?
You can't assume a waitlisted flight will clear. I have had a number of waitlisted flights that never cleared.
In your situation I would book the 777 Saver Award and Waitlist on the A380.