This worked out well in terms of opening up
award space before the year - end blackout.
This means that AAdvantage members who find and book
award space before this deadline could save thousands of miles, especially for business - and first - class travel.
Not exact matches
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One important point to remember when using United miles to book this flight is that Lufthansa only releases first class
award space to its Star Alliance partners 14 days
before departure.
Occasionally, United will show phantom
award space so you'll want to walk through the booking
before you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to your United MileagePlus account.
Finding
award space a few months
before departure to Australia / New Zealand during the holiday season is difficult as it's a very popular time to travel.
For these reasons, I think it is very important that you review the
award chart
before you begin searching for
award space.
Unlike Lufthansa first class
award space, which is only released to partners about 2 weeks prior to departure, business class is available long
before that.
You can start searching for
award space nearly a year prior to departure; we have seen Aeroplan show
award space 355 days
before departure and United show
award space 336 days
before.
Keep this in mind
before transferring as
award space isn't guaranteed to be available if you wait.
Because the same
award space is generally available to all partners, consider the possible fees and surcharges that will apply
before you redeem your miles.
For this reason, your best bet is to book this
award for a solo trip; see whether you can find
space on the day
before or after if you want a friend or family member to join you in Australia.
You can estimate the surcharge
before looking for
award space by using ITA Matrix to find the same itinerary as a paid (or revenue) ticket.
Finding
award space a few months
before departure to Australia / New Zealand during the holiday season is difficult as it's a very popular time to travel.
However, visibility of
award space can be unreliable, and if you get no results you should confirm with another website
before giving up.
If you haven't already, walk through your itinerary one leg at a time on the United
award search tool to make sure there is
space on the flights and cabins you need
before calling to book your
award.
Travel on British Airways carries some hefty fees, and the best Cathay Pacific
award space will be found in the last few weeks
before departure.
There's absolutely no guarantee that saver
awards space will become easier to find and there's no guarantee that American won't devalue its
award charts
before you get a chance to use the miles.
These
awards are very difficult to obtain if you are using miles with a partner like United Airlines because there are only 8 seats per plane, and Lufthansa opens
award space just two weeks
before departure.
For example, some carriers release much more
award space during the last few weeks or days
before departure, and it won't be possible to cancel for free at that point.
Before the March devaluations AAdvantage had, without question, the most generous
award charts and, as long as you could find
award space, the pickings could be rich.
You can generally find
award space online using a different website
before you call the agent to complete the booking.
We love this ability to hold
awards because it prevents
award space from disappearing
before your points transfers process.
You might be able to find
space many months prior to departure, but Japan Airlines might not release
award space until days
before you want to depart.
One important point to remember when using United miles to book this flight is that Lufthansa only releases first class
award space to its Star Alliance partners 14 days
before departure.
Because the same
award space is generally available to all partners, you should also consider the possible fees and surcharges that will apply
before you redeem your miles.
Before you transfer your Ultimate Rewards points, make sure there is
award space.
(Be warned: it's possible the
award space will disappear
before the transfer takes place, but KrisFlyer is generally a good program for booking other travel on Singapore Airlines and its Star Alliance partners, including United Airlines.)
Look for
award space and routing options on the partner's website
before calling so you can give that information to the service agent.
Before moving points you should consider three factors: the number of miles charged for an
award, the fees and surcharges added to the cost, and the availability of
award space.
Booking this
award tends to be easier using Lufthansa's own loyalty program, Miles & More, since Aeroplan only gains access to
award space two weeks
before departure.
Since then Lufthansa has full - on stopped releasing first class
award space more than a couple of weeks
before departure, eliminating quite a few redemption opportunities in advance.
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 weeks out.
I made sure to confirm the
award space over the phone
before transferring our points.
I'd book as soon as possible
before the aircraft information is updated, which might cause
award space to crater.
They tend to release decent
award space about 1 — 2 weeks
before departure.
Bookable with Delta SkyMiles (80,000 — 95,000 miles each way) or Virgin America Elevate miles (45,000 miles one way), Virgin Australia tends to release good Business Class
award space about 1 — 2 weeks
before departure.
Typically airlines only make
award space available to partner airlines once they open up
space to their own members, though Air France is an odd exception, because they release
award space to partner airlines
before they release
space to their own members.
Since you do need to book nearly a year ahead for a FC
award, there is virtually no FC TATL
award space available to book
before Feb 1st.
American Airlines seems to open up more
award space / seats a couple weeks
before departure or even a couple days
before departure.
I had seen this
award space available a day or so
before you posted and then bam, the day after, they were all gone.
Just over a month ago, I set off on a trip to Thessaloniki, Calais, and London booked with points and miles after finding business class
award space on AirBerlin a few days
before departure.
Before transferring Ultimate Rewards or Membership Rewards to British Airways, either confirm the
space is there with a British Airways phone agent (call the Hong Kong or British number, not the US number) or confirm you see the same
space on the Qantas
award search engine.
I am also checking
award space patterns right near departure to estimate the likelihood that
award space will open up for me right
before departure.
There's no doubt it's tougher to find
award space than
before, but at the same time we're also redeeming miles for better first class products than ever
before.
Sometimes the
award space will appear just days
before your trip.
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.