Other cruncher is that all of the partners come in at the same time. OW + Alaska & others.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HKG_Flyer1:
My understanding is that Qantas FF members get a 35 day headstart on award bookings; by the time award inventory is made available to AAdvantage members, many of the most desirable dates have already been scooped up.
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