Finally, those whose schedules preclude searching
for award seats months in advance will also find their miles to be less valuable.
Finally, those whose schedules preclude searching
for award seats months in advance will also find their miles to be less valuable.
Not exact matches
Parliament will today debate the report of the bipartisan «cash
for seat» Committee, barely a
month after the Committee was formed to investigate claims that the Trade Ministry extorted $ 100,000 from expatriates to allow them to sit close to the President during the Ghana Expatriates Business
Awards in December 2017.
Not just
for this week, not just
for next
month... but many flights have multiple
seats of
award availability off and on throughout the entire next year.
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.
Often, the most reliable time to find available
award seats is when the flight first comes open
for booking, typically around 11
months before the plane takes off.
The problem Cathay Pacific is experiencing is high demand
for its first class
award seats from those with AAdvantage miles, with these
seats often booked soon after the
award calendar opens, leaving no
award availability
for its own Asia Miles frequent flyer members who may seek to book just a few
months before the date of departure.
Once you find the
award you want, you have to call Korean Air to put the
award on hold — agents may be able to put
seats on hold
for weeks or
months if you ask, up until a few days before departure.
While a couple of
seats open on some flights 330 days out, I have twice had long international flights cancelled or schedules changed forcing me to look
for new
award space, which makes me wonder whether it is better to book at 6 or 9
months out when schedules are a little more reliable.
Actual planning
for this started at the beginning of this
month since I knew Lufthansa did not release any
award seats until 14 days out.
For example, looking at
award space around 11
months out between Los Angeles and Hong Kong over the course of two days, you'll see that most flights have one
seat, while one flight has two
seats.
When airlines open a flight
for booking — usually around 11
months ahead of time — they set aside a small number of
seats for award travelers.
-LSB-...] Cathay Pacific is famous
for releasing Business Class
award seats 11
months before departure and the....