Originally Posted by
zackkg
Maybe no one knows the answer to this question but I figured that if anyone would know it would be someone here.
You're right no one knows for sure! But . . . .
Originally Posted by
zackkg
Right now there are tickets available, but the itinerary kind of sucks, it involves a 24 or 25 hour journey going through LHR or VIE. I would prefer to save a couple of hours and go through NRT or PEK. Right now there is plenty of saver availability on the NH flights all through July, but the NH flights for August aren't even listed as options (not in saver nor in standard).
Does anyone know if this means that NH just hasn't released its seats to United yet and that I should check back in a week or two? Or is mid-August really so much busier than late July? Maybe I should call United and ask? I'm not sure what the best play is.
Mid-August should not be that hard, particularly in economy (business can be much tougher). NH may or may not open seats on the flights you want, but my bet is that if you keep looking, you will find an itinerary that better fits your needs. Award availability is constantly changing.
(And btw, from IAD, the Europe routing is really about the same amount of time in the air as the trans-Pac.)