Not exact matches
All of these airlines can be
searched on delta.com
for award availability, however, results
for China Eastern and China Southern frequently display
award availability that isn't there (it will have an error
if you try to purchase) and connecting itineraries often incorrectly price each segment additively rather than as a single one - way.
If you are looking
for a flight and the
search engines say there is no low level
award availability, there are ways to be creative and check some alternative routes.
If you're trying to find
award availability on a OneWorld airline BritishAirways.com is the best place to start — the airline may be pretty useless at most things but its site is great
for OneWorld
award searches.
There's no
searching for award availability with Pay with Points —
if a ticket is available, it's yours.
Search for award availability on the available carriers and
if there is space available, determine the cost.
If you
search for economy class by default on a carrier that has four cabins, you will not see first class
award availability.
If you have a subscription to ExpertFlyer you can still
search for award availability on there (that's a big bonus)......
If you only
search on Aeroplan or ANA, you won't have a full picture of the Singapore Airlines
award availability for Singapore Airlines members.
The best way to
search for Qatar
award availability (even
if redeeming with American miles) is via British Airways» website.
The common mistake that many people make is that
if they have a frequent flyer program with a particular airline, they will simply go to the airline website and
search for an
award availability.
So a trick you can do is to
search for award availability on your route on a day you know BA doesn't have any
availability, and the site will ask you
if you want to
search BA's partners as well.