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I found this morning many reward seats to LAX (November 2015) and now I read this from FAQs on ba.com:

The minimum number of reward seats are in economy and business. Does this mean you are not offering more seats in premium economy and first class?

We have agreed that a minimum number of reward seats will be offered on every British Airways flight in economy and business, where 85% of all reward flight bookings are made today. Although we are not introducing a minimum number of seats for premium economy and first class we do expect to continue to see reward seat availability in these cabins as we do today.


Does the new guarantee mean that you didn’t have reward seats available on every flight in the past?

That’s right. In the past, we couldn’t guarantee that any specific number of reward seats would be available on each flight. This new guarantee will add an additional 500,000 reward seats into economy and business over the next year – many of which will require fewer Avios to book.


Will all the reward seats be loaded into the system 355 days in advance of travel or will they be added into the system throughout the year?

The guaranteed minimum number of reward seats will be loaded 355 days in advance of travel. If the reward seats have not been booked 45 days before the flight is due to depart we may remove them in order to ensure that the seats do not remain empty on the flight. With this exception, the number of reward seats on any given flight may increase or decrease at any time. On average, we tend to make more reward seats available as we get closer to the actual travel date but this doesn’t happen on every flight.

Are the additional 500,000 reward seats that you mention available now for me to book on ba.com?

Yes. The additional 500,000 reward seats which are directly linked to the new guarantee have been released for you to book on ba.com for flights departing on or after 28 April 2015. However, some flights may have released the minimum number of seats already and if these have been booked you may not see additional reward seats available on those flights from today.


Does the new guarantee mean that I will always see four reward seats in economy and two in business when I search for reward flights on ba.com?

No. The minimum number of reward seats will be available 355 days before travel but once booked there is no guarantee that we will release any additional reward seats – although we do tend to make more reward seats available as we get closer to the actual travel date.


Are the additional 500,000 reward seats for Executive Club Members only or can Members of other oneworld frequent flyer programmes also book them?

As today, Members of other oneworld partner airline rewards programmes can book reward seats across the British Airways network and this is not changing. British Airways Executive Club Members can also book reward seats with all of our oneworld partner airlines through ba.com