Not exact matches
Flights
between L.A. and Sydney feature a 777 - 300ER with excellent configuration in both first and
business class cabins, but premium
class seats on this route are virtually impossible to get at saver
award rates.
The best
business class redemption is a 90,000 - mile
award seat between the continental U.S. and South America.
As stated,
award availability for (saver)
business class to New Zealand on United is not great and you'll need to book far in advance if you want to even have a chance to snag redemptions with
business class seats between the US and Australia / New Zealand.
I set alerts (using ExpertFlyer.com) for London — Aruba
Business Class awards and,
between November and January American Airlines didn't release a single
seat.
The airline has opened up a surprising number of
Business Class Miles SAAver
award seats for travel
between the US and Europe (both directions) in the first 5 months of 2017.
Let's assume you need two
business class award seats for a flight
between Los Angeles and Paris — the most popular European travel destination.
I think for many routes Qatar opens up four
business class seats for
awards but even with this limitation, I found plenty of flights with open
seats between American cities and DOH and
between DOH and JNB.
Lufthansa regularly releases two to four
business class award seats per flight
between Washington and Frankfurt.
Cathay Pacific frequently releases five
Business Class and one First
Class award seat on its flights
between the United States and Hong Kong 11 months out.