QFF Platinum requesting release of extra Classic award seats?

[dylarr]

Sometimes they forget to wave the Reward Assistance Fee but easy to get it reversed by calling back up. But I've never had it charged as cash — always as points (4500 domestic/7700 international).

 

[QF029]

Dumb question, but it's not the taxes/carrier charges for the reward?

I mean there's no reason a fee should be charged for a seat release request as it literally can't be done online. Never been charged a fee at all, nor would I expect it.

No that one is a separate line item (same day on the statement) and the amount corresponds to the emailed receipt from QF.

 

[QF029]

Just figured it out! It's QF Wine (Beer). Just a coincidence it was the same day and around the same cost.

 

[Ansett]

Just figured it out! It's QF Wine (Beer). Just a coincidence it was the same day and around the same cost.

So no more wining about the fee charge then I presume lol.

 

[RichardMEL]

Get on the Beers...

 

[smckay]

8 June 24: QF128 HKG - SYD showing 24 I seats free, denied 2 J seats.

 

[henrus]

showing 24 I seats free,

I though you could only see up to 9?

 

[smckay]

I though you could only see up to 9?

I asked Old Mate on the call how many seats were available

 

[muppet]

8 June 24: QF128 HKG - SYD showing 24 I seats free, denied 2 J seats.

Pretty disappointing

 

[smckay]

There was a theory on here that your current and future travel determines your success rate. If thats true I’m equal to NB as I have 1 flight booked this membership year.

 

[sudoer]

There was a theory on here that your current and future travel determines your success rate. If thats true I’m equal to NB as I have 1 flight booked this membership year.

I think it's more likely there is an allocation of seats which can be converted for Plats on each flight - say 4-6 per departure - and once those are gone, that's it.

 

[Princess Fiona]

There was a theory on here that your current and future travel determines your success rate. If thats true I’m equal to NB as I have 1 flight booked this membership year.

That theory is completely wrong.
It’s a computer bot that determines whether or not a seat is released based on the loadings and award seats booked on that particular flight.

EDIT: For P1 it’s a human if the bot says no but that person is the route controller and they wouldnt know or care what bookings the P1 had.

 

[smckay]

I think it's more likely there is an allocation of seats which can be converted for Plats on each flight - say 4-6 per departure - and once those are gone, that's it.

I agree that's more the reality. One call I made (and I called 4 times today) the guy said there was I seats available on one flight but still came back denied. I think that was NZ.
2 calls went OS and both stated no seats available for request - no chance of even asking.
Last call was Australian, put up requests but both come back Nada. This was HKG to SYD or MEL over 2 different days.
There might be an allocation as one day had sale fares showing on the QF website - albeit less than 5 seats - it's still a no.

Anyhoo we have reward seats confirmed and all I am doing is trying to get a quicker home run than LHR-LAX-Stop-LAX-SYD and paying for a hotel and all the drama with a 24 hour transit in LAX.

 

[ShrinkWrapped]

8 June 24: QF128 HKG - SYD showing 24 I seats free, denied 2 J seats.

I’m not sure how accurate the information around 24 I seats is ….

It’s a A333 operating QF128. The only way I can get the 24 number is looking at the seat map which has 4 seats marked occupied and 4 blocked (row 1), so 24/28 seats not marked. That however may not be entirely reflectively of the loading

It’s actually J9C9D9I7 when you look at subclass loadings on expertflyer. I have a suspicion with only 28 J seats, and I7, the allocation for conversation from I to U has been exhausted

Also looking +/- 2 days for QF 128 from 8th June

6th - I4
7th - I1
8th - I7
9th - I5
10th - I9 (this would be the flight to try - only 2 seats marked on seat map)

 

[smckay]

I’m not sure how accurate the information around 24 I seats is ….

It’s a A333 operating QF128. The only way I can get the 24 number is looking at the seat map which has 4 seats marked occupied and 4 blocked (row 1), so 24/28 seats not marked. That however may not be entirely reflectively of the loading

It’s actually J9C9D9I7 when you look at subclass loadings on expertflyer. I have a suspicion with only 28 J seats, and I7, the allocation for conversation from I to U has been exhausted

Also looking +/- 2 days for QF 128 from 8th June

6th - I4
7th - I1
8th - I7
9th - I5
10th - I9 (this would be the flight to try - only 2 seats marked on seat map)

maybe my man was quoting total seat count not ‘I’seat count.
No other days work, 7 or 8 are the only days BA has J rewards seats on offer.

 

[madrooster]

I asked Old Mate on the call how many seats were available

QF is only selling 7 I class on this flight. There's a total of 23 unsold J seats on this flight. One pax has not selected a seat.

 

[levelnine]

I think it's more likely there is an allocation of seats which can be converted for Plats on each flight - say 4-6 per departure - and once those are gone, that's it.

Indeed, some of the language you hear from Hobart agents ('quota/allocation exhausted') indicates that.

I wouldn't be surprised if it is only 2 J seats per mid-/long-haul international flight and 0 for select routes (eg LHR). You rarely see WPs reporting success of getting more than 2 J seats released on those flights.

 

[sudoer]

I wouldn't be surprised if it is only 2 J seats per mid-/long-haul international flight and 0 for select routes (eg LHR). You rarely see WPs reporting success of getting more than 2 J seats released on those flights.

Definitely route and season dependent!

 

[pyffii]

Indeed, some of the language you hear from Hobart agents ('quota exhausted') indicates that.

I wouldn't be surprised if it is only 2 J seats per mid-/long-haul international flight and 0 for select routes (eg LHR). You rarely see WPs reporting success of getting more than 2 J seats released on those flights.

Yeh, just spoke with Hobart who confirmed "allocation exhausted" on SYD-HND for July even though over 20 J seats available for sale....I'll keep trying up until the last minute as I'm try to convert MEL-NRT to MEL-SYD-HND as our onwards flights are ex HND (beginning a DONE4 RTW from HND )

 

[sudoer]

Yeh, just spoke with Hobart who confirmed "allocation exhausted" on SYD-HND for July even though over 20 J seats available for sale....I'll keep trying up until the last minute as I'm try to convert MEL-NRT to MEL-SYD-HND as our onwards flights are ex HND (beginning a DONE4 RTW from HND )

MEL-SIN-HND maybe another option - JL usually has pretty good U availability on SIN-HND, and SIN is a much easier transfer than D-I at SYD.