Current R availability TPAC
Dec 20, 2017 | 1:34 pm
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Current R availability TPAC
Anyone notice any increased or decreased R availability on UA metal on any routes TPAC?....... I'm guessing USA- ICN and NRT still has good availability?.......
Dec 20, 2017 | 1:57 pm
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I haven't looked extremely recently, but for Fall 2017 it seemed like TPAC was the richest source of R space. Are you looking far out?
Dec 20, 2017 | 3:16 pm
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ICN isn't nearly as easy as it used to be since it's now a 789. I missed that one just last week on ICN-SFO that I had waitlisted 2 weeks out, both P and Z classes were wide open when I booked but R never opened once and it sold out before departure, think 2 people got day of departure upgrades. That was a Wednesday too which should be an easier day.
I'm most often looking at Tokyo, so for me it's been easiest to get IAD, ORD, and DEN - NRT. I've seen quite a bit of R availability on EWR-NRT recently too which is the 77W and new Polaris product.
I'm most often looking at Tokyo, so for me it's been easiest to get IAD, ORD, and DEN - NRT. I've seen quite a bit of R availability on EWR-NRT recently too which is the 77W and new Polaris product.
Dec 20, 2017 | 9:07 pm
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EWR-HKG is pretty easy, especially mid week
SFO-TPE seems not too bad (Consider EVA - my experience the past 2 weeks was incredible and beats UA hands down in every single dimension)
SIN - LOL - Yeah, you have a better shot at pigs flying (Unless you are a GS, and even then it is iffy)
Dec 20, 2017 | 9:37 pm
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It's never too early to start looking. Though they tend to release R closer in.
Yes, you will get false negatives if you don't search from the international gateway.
And SIN is close to hopeless.
And SIN is close to hopeless.
Dec 20, 2017 | 10:11 pm
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I used a GPU for NRT-SFO for Jan 21st. If you arent picky about routing and have some flexibility in dates it was easy to find R space. For me it was a bit more difficult but not too hard because I wanted to try Polaris on the new 777
Dec 20, 2017 | 10:47 pm
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Agreed, anywhere USA-SIN is nearly impossible non-stop; however, we just returned from LAX-ICN-SIN using OZ on both segments. There seemed to be quite a bit of ICN-SIN on OZ from which to choose. We went straight through but we could have stayed overnight at the ICN Hyatt and left the next morning for SIN.
Dec 21, 2017 | 12:04 am
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I go to SIN regularly and its been very difficult to secure R space. 2 weeks ago, I had seen R space on LAX-SIN 8/29 and return 9/10 and 9/11 multiple R spaces.. But I waited too long and it was gone about 1 week later.
Dec 21, 2017 | 7:15 am
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EWR-HKG is pretty easy, especially mid week
SFO-TPE seems not too bad (Consider EVA - my experience the past 2 weeks was incredible and beats UA hands down in every single dimension)
SIN - LOL - Yeah, you have a better shot at pigs flying (Unless you are a GS, and even then it is iffy)
SFO-TPE seems not too bad (Consider EVA - my experience the past 2 weeks was incredible and beats UA hands down in every single dimension)
SIN - LOL - Yeah, you have a better shot at pigs flying (Unless you are a GS, and even then it is iffy)
Dec 21, 2017 | 7:19 am
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Dec 21, 2017 | 7:30 am
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uldn't, but if we're discussing R avail. it seems the relevant comparison is between Y base fare and Y base fare.