JQ flight "Not available" vs "Sold out "

[zksam095]

Hi all, does anyone know what is meant when a flight is "not available" vs "Sold out'? I'm booked on JQ7 but haven't received any cancellation notification. Also noting that the booking page will list flight as "Sold out" too if fully booked. Any thoughts?

 

[Harrison_133]

Hi all, does anyone know what is meant when a flight is "not available" vs "Sold out'? I'm booked on JQ7 but haven't received any cancellation notification. Also noting that the booking page will list flight as "Sold out" too if fully booked. Any thoughts?

Generally “sold out” = full flight and ”not available” = cancelled flight.

I’m not sure when Jetstar usually trigger the cancellation notifications, but I would imagine you’ll be getting one soon

 

[RooFlyer]

Generally “sold out” = full flight and ”not available” = cancelled flight.

I’m not sure when Jetstar usually trigger the cancellation notifications, but I would imagine you’ll be getting one soon

There is also the case where an airline will 'zero out' a flight. Its not cancelled, and not fully booked, but the airline stops further sales. This is usually pending a cancellation due to an unexpected schedule re-jig.

I suspect that's the case here, although I have no experience with JetStar.

 

[Harrison_133]

There is also the case where an airline will 'zero out' a flight. Its not cancelled, and not fully booked, but the airline stops further sales.

From experience, when Jetstar zero it out like that it still comes up as “sold out.”

 

[Saab34]

Due to 787 problems they are not selling tickets on numerous routes for the next month, I understand this decision was only made this afternoon. including all DPS and numerous other bits and pieces. Remains to be seen what that means for the schedule that current exists.

 

[AIRwin]

JQ7 on 21 September delayed almost 10 hours...

 

[dajop]

JQ7 on 21 September delayed almost 10 hours...

Practically on time.

At least it's going. But it will be delayed more than 10 hrs. They never seem to meet the rescheduled times.

 

[bcworld]

Due to 787 problems they are not selling tickets on numerous routes for the next month, I understand this decision was only made this afternoon. including all DPS

They're still selling BNE-DPS on 787 in the next few weeks. I'm booked MEL-DPS and those are certainly all showing sold out.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

They're still selling BNE-DPS on 787 in the next few weeks. I'm booked MEL-DPS and those are certainly all showing sold out.

My friend is due to fly MEL-DPS mid October… both flight ex MEL are showing ‘sold out’ for days on end around then. They are trying to console themselves that the flights might actually be ‘sold out’, as in full!

 

[AIRwin]

Hi all, does anyone know what is meant when a flight is "not available" vs "Sold out'? I'm booked on JQ7 but haven't received any cancellation notification. Also noting that the booking page will list flight as "Sold out" too if fully booked. Any thoughts?

 

[Saab34]

I think they are buying themselves time by blocking anymore sales. Downgrades to A321Neo would be posing a issue trying to accomodate everyone. One cancelled 787 flight is a huge problem in itself also.

 

[John Lee]

Just experienced this, a few days ago my flight started saying 'not available' on the flight search page but nothing on MMB. Checked again today and the flight's now cancelled on MMB.

Not sure what the process for getting a new flight is: do I need to contact them, go to a certain page or will they change it for us?

 

[Saab34]

Which flights are they cancelling?

 

[John Lee]

Mine was a different flight, JQ917 on Dec 17.

 

[Saab34]

You can contact them and can select a new flight, I went via Facebook messenger seems to be the fastest. Generally they send a email a few weeks after unless you get onto them.

Virgin is a new player on MEL-TSV so could take a refund and go with them also if you don't want to connect.