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Oct 28, 2014 | 3:32 pm

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gorgeoustresses

Join Date: Sep 2014

Programs: UA, AA

Posts: 50

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Originally Posted by windowontheAside

I'm trying to understand why the OP would want to do this.

I infer that AA only sees award inventory from CX etc at 330 days whereas BA.com sees it at 355 - is that it? So it's probably already been snapped up before AA customers get a chance to nab it?

Hey WindowontheAside - basically yes. One of the best chances to grab seats like CX first - especially two of them - is to book ahead of time via Avios or the airline's own FF program. So - if you don't have CX miles, Avios allow you the opportunity to secure flights early on - especially for peak travel times.

Usually, by the time the 330 window rolls out for AA - the availability is gone - especially for travel around the holidays... or at best if you get lucky there's only 1 seat available in F.

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