I think its not very honest when WN displays no availability for standard rewards and forces travellers to exchange std. rewards to freedom. Then 10 days before the flight suddenly a whole buch of std. rewards appear that make the exchange seem futile and wasteful.
Originally Posted by
toomanybooks
I was watching for a RR ticket from Chicago to Hartford in mid-August for a big
convention and for the longest time there was nothing at all available for a Standard Award.
Then maybe 10 days beforehand some flights started coming available and by the last day, there were a bunch.
So grab what you can and check every day.