Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
BTW, I booked 1 award + 1 upgraded at booking SFO - Europe for August last month -- many routes at the time were I2 or more, R2 or more(RN5 on FRA-SFO) while EF was still available -- but unneeded for me since all work well online. BTW all the inventory is gone now. Peak season opportunities are there, but the demand is high and disappears quickly -- that why it is called Peak Season.
To refine what you're saying, I observed last year that peak season R capacity was grabbed day by day as new GPUs were issued. I qualified for 1K early this year, but without ExpertFlyer or my own tools in place couldn't find flights I wanted in the crucial window before more people reached 1K.
You received your GPUs ahead of me, and found ways to use them. Well done.