Bull!!!! 50% of pax won't have return tickets they are returning
You only need valid visa or passport for destination

Correction i think if you go some where on tourist visa i think you require onwards ticket

No worries - let us know how you go.


Given that you now need to narrow it down to a specific flight on any particular day, it's quite understandable that some people will apply for return tickets closer to the time, when they can obtain a clearer picture of the loads. No sinister motives there.

Why can we still not see what the actual :mad: loads are on cx and who is already listed. Red in economy and green in business means absolutly :mad: all. Can we also see what type it is as want to avaiod the sorry excuse for business class that some of our aircraft have. FFS how hard is it to sort that out within our own airline. A competent IT dept would have it done overnight.

I have also noticed that some interline agreements have scope for refunding if downgraded from J. Why can we not buy ID90 J with them? Now its all electronic no reason not to push for at least oneworld J ID90, its money for nothing as don't get it if its full. Well CX may lose out as everyone would fly with the competition. Good guage on where we are in the industry though.

Also whilst I am having a rant, new economy, premium economy and J introduced. Why not ask us, the flight (cabin and cockpit) crew what is good, get us to test it, review it, change it. They probably have the most critical frequent flyers working for them. Some commute to the US for gods sake. Tap into that. One simple suggestion, let people watch TV on the ground like many others now do and attach a jack so you can use your own headphones not a :mad: usb connector so those 10 people who carry there media on a usb stick can watch the film they have had for 6 months.

:mad::ugh:

For info, my wife was trying to get on the 0130 flight last night from JFK-HKG (3/4 NY time), I advised her that it was looking good with 15+ available in Business but 0 in Economy. Upon her arrival at check in, she was advised the flight was overbooked...... I looked at the Ijourney site 1 hour before Departure time.

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Sloppyjoe..

They can get us J or F on other carriers. We used to have it on MH, Ek, KL, ect.
But then you don't fly CX.. so no good for SWIRE. Simple. About them, not us.

Boocs.

I am looking at a LA flight in 2 weeks that the CPT still can't be arsed to acknowledge the J/S request. Its showing red Y green J and F.
If you have a integrated pattern or leave the flight deck and go to the gate, the staff there can give the actual bookings to you (and IOC if you've a mate there). In my case its +35ish in Y overbooked with 10 available in J and 4 in F.
So overall oversold.

That said, we oversell for a reason. They know thru all sorts of actuarial data that shows what the no show likelihood is. So if they oversell, its because they can A) upgrade the marco polo status members, and B) know that the likely hood of the oversold pax turning up is low. Many a flight I have gotten on that was way oversold.. an Air Canada Orlando Miami where I was number 20 on the standby list recently left with open seats.. it was oversold by 10 @ checkin.

Is iJourney total balls? Absolutely. Is it that by design or error? We'll thats open to debate, but Swire in spite of the being crap to work for, seems to always make money. I reckon they have removed the functionality so its either something we have to bargain back for in exchange for higher efp or our first born children, or they simply don't want us to have it. I'm sure Snr. Mgr's have the ability to check loads and book confirmed F duty travel...

Commen sense would suggest that if I can't book inside 4 hours because the system can't handle it .Then if I use the same logic , there is no need to cancel once inside the 4 hours as the system would be able to convey the cancellation . Maybe I'm missing something .
Things you think about as you watch your flight depart !

Trying to get out of Europe at the weekend. Sunday out of LHR shows 50+ in EY, over 15 in C and 5+ in F Class

And can I confirm an FOC? NO! It's all waitlisted. What a JOKE!!! :ugh::ugh:

Does the 4 hour limit also means that a full paying passenger cannot buy a ticket at the airport within 4 hour of departure?

Just wondering if anyone been bumped up or down to Premium Economy yet?

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