Originally Posted by
platbrownguy
I imagine the slew of Chase cardholders who signed up for the 100k bonus last year, completed their $30k spend last month, and recently received 2-4-1s is having some effect on award supply.
This sounds feasible. Availability has been very limited the last few months, very little if anything coming up on BA. For a long time it looked as if the cheaper fares / redemption seat availability was only appearing on the AA operated codeshares.
However, IME seats frequently become available in the few days leading up to departure as they try to fill the cabins.
Book with EI or AB as insurance and if seats open up near the time you can change them.