Originally Posted by
freezone
Wonder if there was a comprehensive list of free and best web site(s) for checking available seats on various airlines when using frequent flyer miles.
I remember coming across 1 or 2 sites in the past but it was not free as one time or yearly membership fees applied.
The best sites are the paid sites, like ExpertFlyer and KVS.
The free sties are the airlnes' own sites. At most of them, you just have to sign up to be able to search awards. So if you're looking, for example, for awards on AA's partners, sign up for a BA account so you can search there, sign up for an AsiaMiles (Cathay Pacific) account so you can search there, etc.
Free, you have to do the legwork. Want someone to spend the resources on interfacing to oodles of incompatible airline data systems to gather that information together? That you need to pay for.