Flight in first to OGG sold out months in advance for pre-thanksgiving
Apr 17, 2022, 12:01 pm
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Flight in first to OGG sold out months in advance for pre-thanksgiving
I'm looking to book a first class flight (ORD-OGG) on 11/18/22 and it's showing that the first class cabin is completely sold out already. It may be worth noting that I actually looked to book this flight in March but couldn't because it was sold out. Is this typical? I've never seen this before
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Apr 17, 2022, 12:09 pm
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I'm looking to book a first class flight (ORD-OGG) in November and it's showing that the first class cabin is completely sold out already. It may be worth noting that I actually looked to book this flight in March but couldn't because it was sold out. Is this typical? I've never seen this before
Apr 17, 2022, 12:17 pm
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DEN-OGG on the same day is J1 (one business class seat available). There are a number of options available via SFO, but even those only have a small number of seats available, and none on the one 777 flight (the only lie-flat seats).
Apr 17, 2022, 12:23 pm
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Otherwise known as the Friday before Thanksgiving. The seat map is showing only 3 seats unassigned, so the flight being sold out does seem very likely.
DEN-OGG on the same day is J1 (one business class seat available). There are a number of options available via SFO, but even those only have a small number of seats available...
DEN-OGG on the same day is J1 (one business class seat available). There are a number of options available via SFO, but even those only have a small number of seats available...
I'm pretty sure that at least 1 person will change their schedule prior to departure but not sure I'm willing to play roulette and not be able to fly in J.
Apr 17, 2022, 1:08 pm
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Jeez. I know it's the Friday before Thanksgiving but I never would have imagined that J would sold out 8 months in advance. I guess I'll have to route through DEN or SFO.
I'm pretty sure that at least 1 person will change their schedule prior to departure but not sure I'm willing to play roulette and not be able to fly in J.
I'm pretty sure that at least 1 person will change their schedule prior to departure but not sure I'm willing to play roulette and not be able to fly in J.
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Apr 17, 2022, 1:43 pm
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Jeez. I know it's the Friday before Thanksgiving but I never would have imagined that J would sold out 8 months in advance. I guess I'll have to route through DEN or SFO.
I'm pretty sure that at least 1 person will change their schedule prior to departure but not sure I'm willing to play roulette and not be able to fly in J.
I'm pretty sure that at least 1 person will change their schedule prior to departure but not sure I'm willing to play roulette and not be able to fly in J.
Does not seem strange to me, when I lived in NZ I would book Xmas flights 330 days out or whenever they opened up.
Apr 17, 2022, 1:45 pm
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We have two vacation rentals in Maui that often get booked for Christmas and Thanksgiving a year in advance (which is generally the earliest they can be). I wouldn't be surprised to see flights get booked pretty much immediately when the window opens.
Apr 17, 2022, 3:10 pm
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I have lived in California all my life (second-generation, in fact). But 40 years ago I was told "There is a reason why people moved thousands of miles from their families on the East Coast. And every Thanksgiving and Christmas Hawaii is suddenly full of people who can say "Oh, gee, we would have loved to have come home to see the family for the holidays, but we are going to be in Hawaii then."
Apr 17, 2022, 3:27 pm
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but there needs to be availability in that fare class …if a J seat opens up on a sold out flight I doubt they are selling it at a discount… or letting someone change to it without paying the fare difference.
Apr 17, 2022, 4:28 pm
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Apr 17, 2022, 4:39 pm
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