Although ExpertFlyer no longer searches Lufthansa award availability, you can use it to see seat
availability on specific flights, and I saw there were plenty of open seats on both FRA - LAX flights August 3, so I just bided my time.
Not exact matches
If you can find award
availability space
on any
specific flight, you can use that as part of your itinerary
After confirming Saver class
availability for each
flight segment by searching them as one - way
flights, I now stitched them all together in United's multi-destination award search tool, making certain to choose the
specific flight numbers I'd confirmed
availability on during my one - way searches.
(I didn't do too much searching, since I was
on a mission to book my
specific flight, but presumably, you'd have more luck searching all Avios award
availability, through more of the partners — e.g. Aer Lingus, BA, and Iberia.)
The voucher may only be used for bookings, which are strictly subject to
availability and BA offers no guarantee that Members will be able to book for a Companion
on any
specific flight.