Originally Posted by TIMOS

Hi Everyone

Trying to book 2 award seats in Biz or First Class from Rio to Los Angeles on Sunday Jan 8 (after new years). Obviously at the saver level.

Been searching CO.com and ExpertFlyer for months trying many routings through GRU, IAD, ORD, IAH and even Air Canada thru Toronto and TAM thru NYC and MIA. No luck.

All the Star Alliances airlines just seem to not release any Biz or First class seats out of Brasil for the first 3 weeks of January as it is so popular I guess after New Years. PErhaps something will open up as we get closer?

Any advice.... as for routings / airlines to score 2 seats?

I am Prem Exec now but will become 1K on Dec 28th, 2011 exactly 11 days before I am due to fly.... so perhaps I can wait list for a route (GIG-IAH-LAX on CO) and my IK status will help me clear closer to travel date?

Also have a lot of BA and AA miles and been searching for LAN or AA space but nothing there either! (AA would be a one stio through JFK, MIA or DFW) but LAN would have to go through Sao Paulo, then Lima then Santiago then LA - so less than ideal.

Any advice greatly appreciated!

Korean Air has First Class avail on Jan 7 - GRU-LAX nonstop - but I'd need 140,000 miles (70k each one way) and I only have 65,000 Chase which I could transfer to Korean.

So many options - none quite working.....!