F award seats released close in?
Feb 14, 2011, 10:58 am
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F award seats released close in?
Just wondering, does TG release additional F award seats closer in to departure date?
If so, if anyone could share some recent experiences in this...it would be definitely be appreciated!
If so, if anyone could share some recent experiences in this...it would be definitely be appreciated!
Feb 14, 2011, 3:49 pm
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Feb 15, 2011, 4:13 am
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BKK-PEK
Same question, different route. I already have two F seats on BKK-PEK and 2 in J. Any chance of them releasing a further 2 F seats to upgrade the J's ?
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Feb 15, 2011, 5:04 am
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I got seats both ways recently. No awards left when I booked the Biz Class. Was put on priority waitlist for GUP by Singapore office. My company was paying Biz class and I told them I would just use SQ biz if the award did not come through.
Got the return approved after about two days and the outbound BKK-CDG a day or so later.
F class completely full outbound on Monday (12:05) and 2 spare seats on the Sat lunchtime back.
Feb 15, 2011, 8:28 am
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I got seats both ways recently. No awards left when I booked the Biz Class. Was put on priority waitlist for GUP by Singapore office. My company was paying Biz class and I told them I would just use SQ biz if the award did not come through.
Got the return approved after about two days and the outbound BKK-CDG a day or so later.
F class completely full outbound on Monday (12:05) and 2 spare seats on the Sat lunchtime back.
Got the return approved after about two days and the outbound BKK-CDG a day or so later.
F class completely full outbound on Monday (12:05) and 2 spare seats on the Sat lunchtime back.
A normal upgrade award is in a different bucket.
Mar 2, 2011, 12:22 am
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I am taking NRT-BKK in C class on B747 with a friend in early May 2011 and have some miles expiring soon. Was thinking of using it for upgrade to F class, but currently there is only one award seat available. Any chance of another F class award seat opening up? Also, should we just grab the current F class seat that is available and pray that another will open up later? We prefer to travel together either in C or F class and not one in either class. Thanks.
Mar 13, 2011, 4:39 am
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To answer my own question, 2xF seats have opened up this morning. Change successfully made and new seat selection made !
Mar 13, 2011, 9:23 am
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Mar 13, 2011, 9:48 am
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Mar 14, 2011, 9:59 am
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My guess is that most TG F pax are awards. of course, there are also a few TVIP (but seem less apparent recently), leisure pax and usinessmen. But the bulk is award pax. The good news is that TG opens numerous F seats for awards. The bad news is that those pax tend not to change their travel dates and keep their seats once obtained. But few airlines would open so many F seats and TG does it periodically. As pointed in other threads, they do not use their revenue management IT system but tend to prefer manual override, so it is quite unpredictable.
Mar 16, 2011, 7:21 am
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I am not sure that it is TG being "stingy". IMO it is more about pax grabing the award seats quickly. Also, all airlines release F seats when they have a more informed view of the rev load. My experience is that TG will periodically release seats as you get closer to the flight date.