No int'l. AA saaver or SWU availability 11+ days out Being resolved? (Nov 2014)
Nov 25, 2014, 4:51 pm
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Nothing for EZE or SCL from March to Oct. 2015 in saaver in any class service. Some saaver seats in econ and F through early Feb. 2015 but nothing after that time. The award system is still messed up. I have my doubts that it will be fixed and suspect this is a permanent change that AA is spinning for as long as they can until customers realize the massive change made to the Aadvantage program.
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Nov 25, 2014, 4:58 pm
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Nothing for EZE or SCL from March to Oct. 2015 in saaver in any class service. Some saaver seats in econ and F through early Feb. 2015 but nothing after that time. The award system is still messed up. I have my doubts that it will be fixed and suspect this is a permanent change that AA is spinning for as long as they can until customers realize the massive change made to the Aadvantage program.
Same question as above-- trying to ascertain if the issue being discussed in this thread is still in play at all.
Nov 25, 2014, 5:11 pm
#37
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Yes - earlier today (comment #7) I reported having seen widespread availability of AA metal from NYC-Europe (all over) on Thursday. So much availability that I felt comfortable deferring my purchase until the weekend. When I looked again on Sunday, gone.
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Nov 25, 2014, 5:14 pm
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And no sign of it now, obviously? Of course we keep in mind that tomorrow evening is the reported fix time for this (and source is completely credible)-- but saw a couple of positive reports, so wondered if they had got it done sooner. Based on your report, I'd say not. Thanks for the factual report.
Nov 25, 2014, 5:21 pm
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And no sign of it now, obviously? Of course we keep in mind that tomorrow evening is the reported fix time for this (and source is completely credible)-- but saw a couple of positive reports, so wondered if they had got it done sooner. Based on your report, I'd say not. Thanks for the factual report.
Nov 25, 2014, 5:30 pm
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Very, very understandable! Goo luck getting those seats-- rooting' for ya!
Nov 25, 2014, 5:51 pm
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That's not exactly the same thing. I've had plenty of trouble finding MIA-SCL business space, for example, over the last year or so.
What's different about this situation is that something changed on Friday. e.g. MIA - MGA was available all throughout February as of Thursday, but suddenly NOTHING by Friday night.
Our further confirmations that this applies to ALL international routes on AA metal 11+ days out most likely have nothing to do with your route-specific and class-specific concerns. AA is just sometimes stingy with award space. We're seeing more than just stinginess (sp?) here. Did availability change for you on Friday? Like, space was there, and then suddenly nothing? That's what we're talking about.
What's different about this situation is that something changed on Friday. e.g. MIA - MGA was available all throughout February as of Thursday, but suddenly NOTHING by Friday night.
Our further confirmations that this applies to ALL international routes on AA metal 11+ days out most likely have nothing to do with your route-specific and class-specific concerns. AA is just sometimes stingy with award space. We're seeing more than just stinginess (sp?) here. Did availability change for you on Friday? Like, space was there, and then suddenly nothing? That's what we're talking about.
Yes, I had a DSM/MDE 31JAN on hold until 11:59 on 11/23/14 and was thinking of letting it expire. There was a lot of MilesAAver availability to many SA destinations all week until about 7pm on Fri. Then in one fell swoop I couldn't find anything to any SA destination...even 6 to 9 months out. I called the AA desk and their only explanation was "no availability" ...DUH !! Hoping it is just a problem loading new schedules as has been suggested. It has happened before. I purchased the hold.
Nov 25, 2014, 5:56 pm
#42
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What happens if an initial booking made several months out is on a partner that levies fuel surcharges on awards (e.g., BA) yet as the travel date approaches, we are able to switch at T-11 to an AA metal flight? Would we get a refund of the fuel surcharges? (Something tells me the answer is "no.") But if the YQ is refunded, this could be an effective strategy (especially for Y tickets) if the current situation becomes the "new normal."
Nov 25, 2014, 7:04 pm
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