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Old Dec 29, 2012 | 1:52 pm
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Originally Posted by father_ted
I have tried searching for Flex First rewards from DUB - including via the calendar award search function, which incidentally I had never seen before.

There is no Flex First availability on dates that do not have Saver First (Z) availability, but do have plenty of revenue A available.

I think EK has removed the ability to book a Flex award in A inventory. It is still possible to book a Flex award (with increased maximum stay and free rebooking) by selecting the 'Flex' option when searching for awards, however these Flex awards are available only on dates when Z is available.

It seems the information the phone agent gave whimike is correct, all First awards now book into Z.

I'm not sure whether this is a temporary or permanent 'enhancement'...
Considering what I would have to pay in miles for a FLEX F ticket (310,000 EK miles for 2 tickets, just one-way, with the DXB-MLE segment in J), it is absurd EK would only allow FLEX inventory to come out of SAVER inventory now.
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