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Originally Posted by aflee
(Post 31051261)
First time poster here (UA Gold/*A Gold):
I'm looking to book one way FNC-SFO and trying to determine whether to use miles (30k + $110 and free seat assignment) or pay for a ticket ($566) and risk the whole process that everyone is going through with some success at T-3h. A couple questions: 1) If I book direct on TAP's website, how do I see actual fare class? From searching on Orbitz, it looks like discount is currently mapping to Economy (U) but doesn't show what Basic, Classic, Plus, etc would be. Worth noting because getting M class would trigger 100% of miles, which is 6,387 so worth looking at/making sure I get at least 50% if booking on TAP. TAP website is $6 cheaper than Orbitz, etc. 2) If I us, I'm assuming T-3 is from first leg (ie my 06:00 flight from FNC-LIS) and would allow me to select seats on my second leg (ie my 10:00 LIS-SFO). Is this correct? 3) Award availability on UA is only showing FNC-LIS-EWR-SFO rather than FNC-LIS-SFO. Any idea why? (Yes, the LIS-SFO flight is offered on the day I'm flying) I'll try calling UA but curious to see if anyone knows or if this will be fixed. |
Originally Posted by Palal
(Post 31051869)
No easy way to do it on TP's website.
T-3 is in effect for each segment, so for FNC-LIS it'll be T-3 from the time flight departs from FNC, and for LIS-SFO will be T-3 for that flight's departure. There may not be mileage availability on the non-stop LIS-SFO flight. If anyone does have a good way to determine fare classes on TAP I'd still be interested in learning. |
Had no problems using the T-3 method with both TATL and intra-Europe flights last week. You can even select the more expensive preferred or exit row seats. Just select the seats you want when check-in opens, then complete the check-in steps without submitting payment. At T-3, you will need to first select different seats then what you reserve and complete check-in, then immediately go back and change your seat to the ones you just released.
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Is the standard window...
Originally Posted by kchanbeki
(Post 31235174)
Had no problems using the T-3 method with both TATL and intra-Europe flights last week. You can even select the more expensive preferred or exit row seats. Just select the seats you want when check-in opens, then complete the check-in steps without submitting payment. At T-3, you will either need to first select different seats then what you reserve and complete check-in, then immediately go back and change your seat to the ones you just released.
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Originally Posted by HomerJ
(Post 31235649)
T-24?
Others: T-36 |
So if TAP cancels flight until the next day do you have to do the online check in process all over again?
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Originally Posted by kchanbeki
(Post 31235174)
Had no problems using the T-3 method with both TATL and intra-Europe flights last week. You can even select the more expensive preferred or exit row seats. Just select the seats you want when check-in opens, then complete the check-in steps without submitting payment. At T-3, you will either need to first select different seats then what you reserve and complete check-in, then immediately go back and change your seat to the ones you just released.
So at T-3 I can complete OLCI for outbound simply selecting different seats and immediately go back reselcting the same seats I had? No issue with the inbound selected seats where TAP is also waiting for the payment? |
Originally Posted by Sciamano
(Post 31246284)
My flight is far ahead but I just selected the seats, both outbound and inbound, without paying.
So at T-3 I can complete OLCI for outbound simply selecting different seats and immediately go back reselcting the same seats I had? No issue with the inbound selected seats where TAP is also waiting for the payment? |
Just worked well for me for ZRH to LIS. at exactly t-3hr I was able to select all seats (even in the front rows economy). Will test TATL later but will be tricky as we have a short connection and will be in the air at t-3. |
I didn't even have to do that....
Originally Posted by kchanbeki
(Post 31246649)
That's correct. As long as you have no payment due for the segment(s) you're checking in, it'll generate a boarding pass, which will then allow you to easily go back in and change to any open seats in your class of service.
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Originally Posted by Palal
(Post 29317077)
TAP's seats open up at T-3 hours, so feel free to change your seat then.
TP is becoming an LCC, with non-free bags and non-free extras. Their "food" is still free. |
Originally Posted by ERtraveler
(Post 31343430)
So even in business I can select seats only at check-in? I am considering SFO - LIS because it’s the only non-stop flight but I am particular about my seats.... |
Thanks for the quick reply. I am purchasing the tickets through a cruise line and they do not select seats. So wondering once I have the confirmation # if I can then go online and select seats. It will be that Sat. flt. next May. |
Business class has free seat selection at any point.
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Just chiming in to say thanks and report that it worked like a charm for me as well the last few weeks on all segments intra-Europe. On the outbounds I was upgraded (did the lowest bid) on the 2nd leg so i'm not positive if that affected anything but I was able to select any seat I wanted on the 1st leg then exited and automatically got the boarding passes when the upgrade cleared. On the return flights I just started check-in when I got the email (not T-36 but more than T-24 so some strange in between period) and was able to pick seats, exit and secure them. Even when I had to check a bag and pay for it at the counter my exit rows were free.
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