Does the WP have to be travelling? Eg could a WP request a seat for a family member who will be travelling by themselves?
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Used my points to pay (but MsChooms transferred the points back to me ).
Hello brains trust
1) How far ahead have you successfully done this "WP request" for a Classic Award release ?
2) Has anyone been successful in asking for a release of J seat(s) ? Most discussion seems to be about Y seats.
Thanks
Hello brains trust
2) Has anyone been successful in asking for a release of J seat(s) ? Most discussion seems to be about Y seats.
Thanks
In early Sept I asked for a 'J' seat on the new SYD-SFO service for late Jan. It took about 48 hrs but was releases without issue.Hello brains trust
1) How far ahead have you successfully done this "WP request" for a Classic Award release ?
2) Has anyone been successful in asking for a release of J seat(s) ? Most discussion seems to be about Y seats.
Thanks
Read this thread legroom. It's where all the discussion is
http://www.australianfrequentflyer....sting-release-extra-63895-11.html#post1297540
Thanks, PF
I did a search for "WP seat release" and this thread came up first !
Never done this before but it is worth keeping in mind this undocumented optional benefit - just in case.
One thing to keep in mind if requesting the release of an award seat in one direction only, is what fare type you intend to travel back on.
If asking for return flights there's no issue provided award seats are granted both ways however if you only want an award seat released in one direction and you are buying a paid fare in then you need to consider the cost of a one way fare for the return leg.
I rang up the Premium Desk to ask about getting two "U" class seats released for a classic award SYD/HNL and mentioned that I wanted to pay for the sale fare back which was AUD479.00.
I was told that they don't combine such bookings. When I checked the one way fare HNL/BNE it was USD1,400.00 one way which equates to almost 4 times the price in AUD than if that one fare fare component was booked as part of a return journey.
End result is I didn't bother parting with 72K points and AUD500.00 ish cash so paid for a saver fare outbound and requested a points upgrade on that sector so we'll see what happens.
You didn't have enough points for the return trip ??