In that case, you can book
the exact flight you want without worrying about award availability, and you will even earn redeemable miles with the airline for your flight.
Know
the exact flights you want.
It could make more sense to redeem through the portal for
the exact flight you want rather than hoping for availability via a frequent flyer program.
The one catch was when I went to book
the exact flights I wanted, the award booking engine wouldn't let me book the extra long layover with First Class on the Mumbai route.
Not exact matches
Once you have settled on your destination, whether it be Turkey, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands or Greece, you can choose the
exact day and airport you
want to fly from, choose your seat, pick your desired baggage allowance, choose your perfect James Martin In -
flight meal and even shop for some duty free - all before you check in online and board your
flight!
It's crazy I found a
flight and for the
exact dates I
wanted.
Now, to be fair, this isn't a completely fair example 1) because I didn't
want to spend the time to match the
exact flights and 2) because if you were
wanting to pay for this
flight, you wouldn't just take the first paid fare you came across (as I did) but instead would shop around for a better deal.