Originally Posted by
Fly Upstairs
Not only have I not found a tool or a consistent way to manipulate the system, but I am finding only anecdotal evidence that "cheap" awards exist - I can't seem to get anywhere in asia in J for less than 400,000 miles.
The "cheap" awards to Asia do exist. It does take some sleuthing. I managed to get a BOS-MNL award for late Nov 5 months ago in J for only 120K miles.
If you aren't like me and don't enjoy playing with the award calendar on dl.com, calling an agent is worth the small $$ to find the cheaper stuff. Oh yeah, I'm flying upstairs on this trip too