Grab-a-seat
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Topic: Grab-a-seat
Posted By: AnnC
Subject: Grab-a-seat
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 9:23pm
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What a JOKE!! i am so not happy.... AirNZ needs to get a better site...
I sat here almost all day watching for the flights i wanted to come up---- Didnt get any - didn't matter i clicked it as soon as they came avaiable - i have broadband - i quickly selected my dates and how many people --- then the fun (not!) begins - i wait and wait and wait for Stupid airNZ site to load the days so i can click them - AGAIN! and what happens by the time the bl##dy thing does load - all the dates are gone - except for so stupid random dates (I got one that flew out on the 20th but could only get flying back in on the 19th - thats not gunna work!!!0 So as you might of got the message - I am P ..... off - grrrr what a wait of my time today! ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 9:43pm
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Yeah I didn't even bother trying with the cheap flights today, their site updates itself waaaay too slowly for the demand. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 9:45pm
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Unfortunately you have thousands of people doing the same thing on grab a seat specials....happens on the fastest of computers.
I do know a number of people who did get them but it is a rough and tough competition. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 9:46pm
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Jetstar were just as bad today too....I went through the whole booking process and entered all our info twice only to be told that the seats had gone. I finally got some tickets at a pretty good price though - so am happy! Had to play around with the dates a lot though!
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 9:58pm
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um... not happy LOL
ETA: i changed my comment... but as paws replied i replied after her.... LOL) ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:19pm
There were 50 return to each destination (so 100 seats in total)...they went that fast!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:22pm
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ummm honestly i was sitting right on the computer when they came up and 24 on nadi and 20 on the other - that even doubled doesn't make 100.
Nevermind I will be over it in the morning 
hehe so paws did you score a seat (you know perks of the job and all  )------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:24pm
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It would help if AirNZ staff were not allowed to buy the seats on grab-a-seat on work computers since they have a dedicated server which gets preference. That really bugs me.
But yes, they need to upgrade to make it handle much larger volumes of traffic. Edit: Paws just to let you know that wasn't directed at you - I imagine you're far too busy to get the seats anyway. Just I know some people in the head office...... -------------  
 
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Posted By: singstar
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:25pm
REALLY???? that is pretty bad! |
Bobbie wrote:Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:30pm
Ummmmm actually we miss out all the time....and that's even with sitting there and obsessively pressing refresh! So no...not perk of the job....half the time our staff travel is still cheaper and more convenient. No perks there. The only people I know who got seats today were all non staff! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:32pm
Hehehe that's fine.  Head office *might* have a shot...the rest of us usually miss out though! I've ever nabbed some once! And that was when it wasn't a super special and it was my third time trying to get suitable dates...seats kept selling from under me!------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:34pm
But then where do you sit? 
yes I know, it's late. Ok I'm going to bed now... -------------
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:36pm
Strapped to the wing! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 10:45pm
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Buggar at NON perks of the job Paws ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 14 October 2008 at 7:23am
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Meh - as I say, our staff travel is just as good price wise normally as the normal grab a seats, just that it's standby for the lowest price so you have to sweat until the plane takes off (until then you could get offloaded even sitting on the plane to make room for a paying passenger and yes it has happened to staff!!!) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 14 October 2008 at 10:34am
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I'm just waiting for some grab a seat flights to come up to Dunedin or Christchurch between Christmas and the 3rd Jan!....otherwise I can't make it to my besties wedding!!....doesn't help she only sent our invites last month and it'll take me a while to save up!!. ------------- 
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Posted By: lil_miss
Date Posted: 14 October 2008 at 5:30pm
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They should hold the tickets you select for at least 1-2 minutes (a bit like when you do ticketek) to give you a chance to enter your details... and if you dont do it within that time then they get released ------------- www.momentz.co.nz Momentz Photography |