Originally Posted by
aCavalierInCoach
UA has decimated saver award availability over the past 1-2 years, in particular far out for domestic routes (int'l availability seems to release a bit earlier). Where are you trying to go? For int'l travel, the number of seats may not be all that much more limited, but UA's capacity release schedule/policies have made it much more difficult to locate a day where there is saver availability on both the int'l leg and any necessary domestic connections to that trip.
Maybe I am too early for March?
Simple domestic itinerary with many scheduled flights.
BTW, do they really expect you to change airports from IAD to DCA when connecting?