Getting another seat on same flight after you've booked
Jan 17, 2007, 9:19 pm
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Getting another seat on same flight after you've booked
I told our UPS delivery guy, Billy, I would ask a knowledgeable group about this.
He went on Travelocity about 7 months back and booked 4 tickets from Boston to Ft. Lauderdale in April to take his family for the kids vacation week. Between the time of booking and today, the flight has been "changed" twice (times were changed, etc). Last week his nephew asked if he could go - Billy said sure... so he went back on Travelocity and he does not see the flight listed that he will be on with his family. The nephew is 8 years old so if he can't get on the same flight they are on, he won't go (he wont fly alone and parents dont want him to).
Is there any tool where you can enter a flight number and see what seats are still available? I know I've seen people talk about something like that but dont recall the name/web address. Also, if a seat is found to be available, but the flight is not showing on Travelocity (or orbitz/expedia/whatever), whats the best way to get that seat? Call airline direct or if one were to call the travel website can they manually select that flight?
Thanks folks!
He went on Travelocity about 7 months back and booked 4 tickets from Boston to Ft. Lauderdale in April to take his family for the kids vacation week. Between the time of booking and today, the flight has been "changed" twice (times were changed, etc). Last week his nephew asked if he could go - Billy said sure... so he went back on Travelocity and he does not see the flight listed that he will be on with his family. The nephew is 8 years old so if he can't get on the same flight they are on, he won't go (he wont fly alone and parents dont want him to).
Is there any tool where you can enter a flight number and see what seats are still available? I know I've seen people talk about something like that but dont recall the name/web address. Also, if a seat is found to be available, but the flight is not showing on Travelocity (or orbitz/expedia/whatever), whats the best way to get that seat? Call airline direct or if one were to call the travel website can they manually select that flight?
Thanks folks!
Jan 17, 2007, 9:57 pm
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Since you're after a specific flight, I'd go to that airline's website. If it doesn't show there, pick up the phone and call them.
Hard to believe a flight in April would be completely sold out, even to FLL. (Though it might be expensive)
Hard to believe a flight in April would be completely sold out, even to FLL. (Though it might be expensive)