I'm looking for award flights for two of us LHR/LCY-CPT next February in J or F, exact dates variable. As expected, only Y seats are available at this stage on SA, LH and LX. I'm too old to book Y. J seats are available with TK (even though ICC says no, but I know I have to try again for a different answer).

My question: should I book TK now, or is there much prospect that SA/LH/LX awards in J or F may become available? I'm not after a forecast, but rather others' experience. Thanks for your advice.

Good to see LX availability via the ANA tool. Looking at September dates, I see I could book F ZRH-CPT.