Christian, you're a great asset to this forum. I have one question--my partner is from Switzerland, and we're trying to plan a trip to Zurich over Christmas this year. We have enough Star Alliance miles to qualify for a first class award on both segments, but we have three people traveling, and Swiss only appears to release two first class award seats this far in advance.

Could you possibly tell me at what time prior to the departure date Swiss releases more first class cabin seats for award reservations? Thanks!

S. Klemow, MD