Korean (KE) Award Availability
Jul 22, 2015, 10:48 pm
#1
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Korean (KE) Award Availability
No matter what dates I use Korean no longer comes up as an option although there are plenty of seats available. Has this occurred in the past where Korean has removed its entire inventory (only to open it back up later)?
Last edited by jbutters; Jul 23, 2015 at 7:54 am
Jul 23, 2015, 10:27 am
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How do you know that there are plenty of seats available? Are you looking for a specific city pair? How far out are you looking?
It is true that KE has a slew of blackout dates for AS redeemers, (check the partner page) but outside of those, I've always been able to find seats far enough in advance (last KE trip was booked about 4 months out) when looking of a KE option.
It is true that KE has a slew of blackout dates for AS redeemers, (check the partner page) but outside of those, I've always been able to find seats far enough in advance (last KE trip was booked about 4 months out) when looking of a KE option.
Jul 24, 2015, 10:20 pm
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I'm very mindful of the blackout dates as I already booked a flight. I need to change by a day or two and started looking up alternate flights. I am looking at Oct 8 or the 12th just outside the blackout period. When I go onto the site now for YVR to ICN nothing comes up no matter what date I put in there (route occurs about 5 days out of the week). I checked expert flyer and the business class is empty except for the seats I reserved. I called KE and they have award seats but just not for Alaska.
Just seems real strange to me that all of a sudden all of the KE options have vanished regardless of date. I have checked up to 6 months out and called Alaska and nothing comes up.
Just seems real strange to me that all of a sudden all of the KE options have vanished regardless of date. I have checked up to 6 months out and called Alaska and nothing comes up.
Last edited by jbutters; Jul 24, 2015 at 10:34 pm
Jul 25, 2015, 10:16 am
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I'm very mindful of the blackout dates as I already booked a flight. I need to change by a day or two and started looking up alternate flights. I am looking at Oct 8 or the 12th just outside the blackout period. When I go onto the site now for YVR to ICN nothing comes up no matter what date I put in there (route occurs about 5 days out of the week). I checked expert flyer and the business class is empty except for the seats I reserved. I called KE and they have award seats but just not for Alaska.
Just seems real strange to me that all of a sudden all of the KE options have vanished regardless of date. I have checked up to 6 months out and called Alaska and nothing comes up.
Just seems real strange to me that all of a sudden all of the KE options have vanished regardless of date. I have checked up to 6 months out and called Alaska and nothing comes up.
Have you checked the delta site to see of space is available to them for the non-stop flight? usually the same space is avilable to AS members.
Jul 27, 2015, 9:26 am
#6
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I found award space on Korean that included a flight from ICN to TAS (Tashkent, Uzbekistan). I called AS to see if I could redeem. AS said that the flight from ICN to TAS was on Uzbekistan Airways and thus was not able to be booked with AS. I subsequently moved Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Korean and booked the itinerary with no problem. The flight between ICN and TAS might be a codeshare but is operated with Korean metal.
Oct 3, 2022, 3:00 pm
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Does anyone know if KE does release J/F seats closer to the date of departure (similar to JAL at the T-14 day mark)? I'm wondering if I should just book the available Y award now and just keep checking back to see if J/F is released later. Wondering if anyone has had success with this specifically with KE and if so, around how far out did you have luck with this? Thanks!