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On some routes, Etihad releases tons of First and Business Class award space as departure approaches.

Anyway, there's no doubt that Cathay Pacific isn't quite as generous about releasing first class award space as in the past.

@ eponymous coward — My biggest fear with airlines eliminating first class is that for the most part, airlines don't release as much business class award space as they release first class award space, since they actually sell business class.

Start looking for business class award space as soon as you know the routes you want to fly and what days you are free to fly them.

Not exact matches

Just as if you were searching for an award flight on Delta, you can use Delta's online award search function to find Korean Air business class award space:

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Nevertheless, British Airways does have great first and business class products as well as generally decent award space from the U.S. to Europe, as long as you are willing to pay the surcharges.

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Well, United Airlines may call its domestic premium cabin «first class», but it codes award space as business class.

AA (still) allows free date changes, so long as award space is available in the class you're already booked into.

It used to cost 70,000 miles for a one - way First Class award from the US to Korea (and other parts of Asia), so I booked the space for the first week of March — if I needed to cancel or change my booking, I could do so for free as a Premier Platinum.

Award space is pretty reliable for travel from / to USA and I have seen instances where there are as many as 4 business class awards on a flight.

Right at the end of last month American Airlines opened up a surprising amount of Business Class award space for flights between the US and various European cities - award space which, by and large, is still available - and now some First Class award space appears to have opened up as well.

Well, United Airlines may call its domestic premium cabin «first class», but it codes the award space as business class.

Just as if you were searching for an award flight on Delta, you can use Delta's online award search function to find Korean Air business class award space:

As is the case with first class, Korean Air isn't as stingy as many airlines are when it comes to releasing business class award spacAs is the case with first class, Korean Air isn't as stingy as many airlines are when it comes to releasing business class award spacas stingy as many airlines are when it comes to releasing business class award spacas many airlines are when it comes to releasing business class award space.

Unlike airlines such as Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa, Emirates does not have a regular schedule for releasing first class award space to their partner airlines.

Business class award availability on Qantas is very difficult to find, but not quite as difficult as first class award space.

Of course, purchasing miles when you know that award space is available can still make sense in such situations as it's usually cheaper than buying a first or business class ticket outright.

The program of Air France and Flying Blue offer some awesome perks such as the only airline program that can book first class award space on Air France!

There's always a risk the award availability could disappear while you wait as business class space is a hot commodity.

As of yet Singapore hasn't opened up first class award space to their partner airlines, though only time will tell if they do.

It's worth noting that it's tougher than ever before to find first class Star Alliance award space on Lufthansa and Swiss (see How to Deal with No More Lufthansa Advance First Class Availability), so nowadays this is most practical when planning close to departure, as Lufthansa tends to open up award space no more than three weeksclass Star Alliance award space on Lufthansa and Swiss (see How to Deal with No More Lufthansa Advance First Class Availability), so nowadays this is most practical when planning close to departure, as Lufthansa tends to open up award space no more than three weeksClass Availability), so nowadays this is most practical when planning close to departure, as Lufthansa tends to open up award space no more than three weeks out.

This typically means paying less than the listed price for business or first class as long as award space is available.

Well, given recent events, including Lufthansa no longer releasing first class award space in advance, that competitive disadvantage isn't as major of a point anymore.

They're also reasonably good about releasing first class award space, though it's not as much of a guarantee.

For example, as you can see below there's Qantas first class award space from Los Angeles to Melbourne, though it's for March 3, 2015, which is outside the window which AAdvantage members can book.

I'd recommend using United miles to book Lufthansa first class — you avoid the higher surcharges that are now charged with Aeroplan awards, you don't face Starnet blocking as you do with US Airways (more about that below) and you use a lot fewer miles than you would with Miles & More miles, although it's true that only Lufthansa's Miles & More members get advance access to first class award space.

Japan Airlines offers one of my other all around favorite first class products in the world, and they're pretty good about releasing award space last minute as well.

Note that first class award space may continue to be released as it gets closer to the flight, so don't give up after you've checked 14 - 17 days out.

If I were to book a 1st class CP flight from HKG to JFK with aadvantage miles as soon as that award space is released on ba.com, and if I then wanted to go from JFK to AUS on the same award ticket, then that award space for AA wouldn't yet be available, correct?

As you might expect, as the economy has recovered, Cathay Pacific has tightened up somewhat on first class award spacAs you might expect, as the economy has recovered, Cathay Pacific has tightened up somewhat on first class award spacas the economy has recovered, Cathay Pacific has tightened up somewhat on first class award space.

As I explained yesterday in my post about booking domestic awards with American Airlines miles, award space is wide open in First Class from New York to Los Angeles or San Francisco.

They release tons of business class award space, so lock that in 11 months out, and then as the departure date approaches you can lock in first class award space.

There is not as much Japan Airlines First Class Award space open between the US and Tokyo as there was in February, but a smattering remains.

But while Air France business class award space does now exist for Delta Skymiles members it is not at all the same as what's offered to Air France's own Flying Blue members.

So if you're flexible as to the gateway you fly out of or the exact time you fly, you should have no problem snagging first class award space.

But the real key to easily snagging Cathay Pacific first class award space is understanding just how much award space they release as the departure date approaches.

But space does open up before that as well — typically about one to two weeks out, Cathay Pacific will open all but three first class seats for awards.

@ AsiaFlyer — Not quite as reliably, but Cathay Pacific is fairly good about opening last minute business class award space within Asia, so I'd keep monitoring.

The first leg was in United economy as there was no domestic First Class award seat available (I monitored award space but it never opened up — more on that in the Anatomy of an Award paward seat available (I monitored award space but it never opened up — more on that in the Anatomy of an Award paward space but it never opened up — more on that in the Anatomy of an Award pAward post).

And as you can see, several days that week have award space in First Class on the Etihad A380.

The American Airlines flights to Hong Kong have virtually no award space on them on that moment, but I would rather fly Cathay Pacific's premium cabins than American Airlines» anyways as they are much superior products — read my trip report when I flew Cathay Pacific First Class from New York to Hong Kong.

As of March 8, there was no award space on the A380 in First Class for any date it is scheduled to fly.