Originally Posted by
SFflyer123
..Try doing the same search from SFO to: FRA, LHR, ZRH, MUC, or CDG and see what you get.
vs.
..... so my first choice was SFO-ICN on Jan. 20 and I found R9.
Despite all the peevish puling I see here, it's not hard from where I sit ...
I can only repeat from real life bookings: in 10 years, 1.3M BIS miles - not once ever was there I / XC / R (as they were named over the years) inventory.
But at least until the TODification, most ugs would clear eventually.
If you find a city pair with phantom availability (R9) - more power to you!