Originally Posted by
vgb2001
Something seems to have changed somewhat recently in this regard. It used to be that AF would release O inventory very early, then black-out O a few months /weeks ahead, and re-open O depending on # of unsold seats closer to departure (within 2 weeks). In the past, I've had no difficulties redeeming or upgrading in O, not being a FB elite.
Now, checking ExpertFlyer and airfrance.us, I can't seem to find any O on any TATL route for the next few weeks/months. Checking this week's JFK-CDG for instance, no O despite wide availability in all fare buckets (therefore, not likely a protection for accommodation of oversold Y or PV).
I agree, been looking for flights for Paris from SFO or LAX and basically no flights(AF, a few KLM do show up) for any day in august and September on EF. If I change the code to Elite, then a lot more flights become available