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When flights are initially released I am finding 2x J tickets without problem. But I need 3x? How can I find more on same flight?
I think @JDB mentioned flying from regionals? Is that as in Alicante, Murcia then connect in MAD? Or anyone else have any other tips. TIA
I think IB is stingier than BA at releasing extra J seats beyond the standard 2 (this only goes for long haul as I’ve never tried IB SH). It does sometimes happen, though. You just have to keep checking, which is obviously a pain if you are on a popular route.
If you don’t necessarily all need to be in J you can lock in 2xJ redemptions and another in Y, and keep fingers crossed. My mind goes to what @Froggee has recently called the hero option, which might be renamed as Stoic, martyr or passive aggressive.
I’m not sure if @JDB was talking about using a 2-4-1 on IB… the voucher sometimes opens up extra availability starting at airports such as MAN. However, starting your journey like this will kill much of the value usually associated with redeeming on IB. Also, if looking to lock in flights early, the extra availability, if it does appear, won’t be there for months.
Alternatively, he will be referring to married segments (essentially the same as the BAPP voucher above), in which case yes, try searching for ALC-(MAD)-XXX and see if anything pops up.
I think IB is stingier than BA at releasing extra J seats beyond the standard 2 (this only goes for long haul as I’ve never tried IB SH). It does sometimes happen, though. You just have to keep checking, which is obviously a pain if you are on a popular route.
If you don’t necessarily all need to be in J you can lock in 2xJ redemptions and another in Y, and keep fingers crossed. My mind goes to what @Froggee has recently called the hero option, which might be renamed as Stoic, martyr or passive aggressive.
I’m not sure if @JDB was talking about using a 2-4-1 on IB… the voucher sometimes opens up extra availability starting at airports such as MAN. However, starting your journey like this will kill much of the value usually associated with redeeming on IB. Also, if looking to lock in flights early, the extra availability, if it does appear, won’t be there for months.
Alternatively, he will be referring to married segments (essentially the same as the BAPP voucher above), in which case yes, try searching for ALC-(MAD)-XXX and see if anything pops up.
The 2-4-1 doesn’t open up the extra I class availability on Iberia (unfortunately).
From what I’ve seen there are additional seats going BCN-MAD-XXX, not seen anything from ALC (I live there part time).
For return legs IB do sometimes open up additional direct J seats (SJO-MAD 16/01 is showing 5 seats) closer to the departure dates (not guarantee that BA will see this though), mostly on Monday and Tuesdays – hope that helps
@zio – yes, I was talking about extra availability that married segments can offer. We have used this a few times now, the most recent being two weeks ago using Oviedo as the starting point. Some non-domestic routes such as Toulouse or Nice could also have been used. There is no apparent rhyme or reason as to which extra sector will work to open up seats.
And the important thing to remember is if you book to start at another airport you need to start your trip there and not just rock up at MAD
thank you all for the insightful info.
I’ve never seen more than 2 seats in J. Maybe one of the PAX’s could fly in from another city ie, BCN etc. Then all 3 of you could meet at the departing airport ie, MAD and jump on the same flight to your final destination.
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