Sell - It checks
availability of each flight option before presenting a list of flights to a site visitor, who is then able to choose the most appropriate flight to meet their requirements.
Not exact matches
Option # 5: Look for awards travel on partner airlines; some
of them may end up being cheaper than
flights on Delta, and you may find better
availability.
If
availability for this
flight were to dry up between now and when Elena books, looking at
flights to JFK, MIA, DFW or ORD instead
of all the way to MSP would again be a good
option, opting to pay a very small amount for a domestic one - way as opposed to skipping out on the transatlantic award altogether.
They also give you the
option of being «waitlisted» on certain
flights if there is a possibility
of award
availability opening up.
There are so many
options for LAX - DFW and DFW - MCO which means I will waste time searching for those easy
flights only to have to throw out days that won't work with the limited
availability of the small market CLT
flights.
Option # 5: Look for awards travel on partner airlines; some
of them may end up being cheaper than
flights on Delta, and you may find better
availability.
While United tends to make the most seats available for the lowest priced awards, American AAdvantage members have the
option of using Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines
flights which often have generous
availability.
If there is no
availability in your chosen cabin or on the
flight, with the Gold Priority Reward you have the
option of using double the regular Avios to secure a seat
of your choice on the
flight, providing you book 30 days or more in advance.
Overall, this partnership is good news because Virgin Atlantic is a transfer partner
of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, so there are now more
options to book Delta
flights without having SkyMiles (though partners like Virgin Atlantic only get access to low - level awards, meaning
availability can be slim on certain routes).
But the problem is worse because AA.com is likely only going to show British Airways
flights because the other
options aren't even available on AA award searches (see the Master Chart
of Finding Airline Award
Availability).