seat blocking problem

HI!
I am planning to go to toronto in this summers by "air canada" but the
problem is that i cant block a ticket for the returning date which is
29 july 2006. My travel agent says that "air canada" do not give any
deadline before which the block is valid. So now as all the seats for
the 29 th july toronto - delhi fligjt have been booked what do i do to
buy the ticket for that date because i cant wait till someone releases
a seat. Please help me out.

Pankaj Attri

On 4 Mar 2006 04:23:32 -0800, wrote:

HI!
I am planning to go to toronto in this summers by "air canada" but the
problem is that i cant block a ticket for the returning date which is
29 july 2006. My travel agent says that "air canada" do not give any
deadline before which the block is valid. So now as all the seats for
the 29 th july toronto - delhi fligjt have been booked what do i do to
buy the ticket for that date because i cant wait till someone releases
a seat. Please help me out.

Book for the nearest available flight which can be confirmed, and ask
them to put you on the waitlist for the 29th July flight.

Chris

Chris Blunt wrote:
On 4 Mar 2006 04:23:32 -0800, wrote:

HI!
I am planning to go to toronto in this summers by "air canada" but the
problem is that i cant block a ticket for the returning date which is
29 july 2006. My travel agent says that "air canada" do not give any
deadline before which the block is valid. So now as all the seats for
the 29 th july toronto - delhi fligjt have been booked what do i do to
buy the ticket for that date because i cant wait till someone releases
a seat. Please help me out.

Book for the nearest available flight which can be confirmed, and ask
them to put you on the waitlist for the 29th July flight.

And experience shows that more often than not the waitlist will clear
when you do it this far ahead of the flight. Many people book multiple
flights several months ahead of time because they don't know their
schedules. When they actually ticket then the other flights get
released.

Personally I think that people should be charged for this. If they book
flights way in advance then cancel them there should be a fee. (Maybe
you get one a year without charge or something.) A lot of business
travellers do this regularly and it creates chaos for others (like the
original poster).

schrieb:

I am planning to go to toronto in this summers by "air canada" but the
problem is that i cant block a ticket for the returning date which is
29 july 2006. My travel agent says that "air canada" do not give any
deadline before which the block is valid. So now as all the seats for
the 29 th july toronto - delhi fligjt have been booked what do i do to
buy the ticket for that date because i cant wait till someone releases
a seat. Please help me out.

There are seats available.

Flight

From

To
Date Depart Arrive Stops Duration Aircraft Fare
Type Meal Service*
AC878

Toronto (YYZ)

Delhi (DEL)
Sat Jul-29 18:40 21:20
+1 day 1 /ZRH1 17hr10 763 Economy (Lowest price) H
M,M

Complimentary meal (including pre-ordered special meal) and/or beverage
service is offered. Note that some flights do not feature a meal service
depending upon flight duration, departure time or operating carrier.
Please confirm service with carrier upon check-in.

* Meal legend:
M = Meal (Non Specific)
1Zurich

Review final quote details Fare Summary
Passenger Type Adult
Base Fare 1736.00
Taxes, Fees and Charges
Canada Airport Improvement Fee 15.00
Canada Security Charge 17.00
Canada Goods and Services Tax (GST/HST #10009-2287) 1.05
Fuel Surcharge 71.00
Number Of Passengers 1
Total 1840.05
Grand Total - Canadian Dollars $ 1840.05
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Maybe not for your booking class; you didn't tell which one you need.


Regards, X-post & mail, ULF

So now as all the seats for
the 29 th july toronto - delhi
fligjt have been booked

No they haven't - I just went to www.aircanada.com and it shows
availability.

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada