Thank you.

I have failed so many times to locate a saver fare to an international destination, that I was looking for process and sites that might help MORE than just checking UA and AS sites every day for a year plus. Perhaps a partner airline would be best? JBord suggests I repost on the two airlines. I do not like to duplicate post, but perhaps this is a good time to. JBord also suggest starting, for UA, perhaps 11 months out. If I could pen that down for AS and UA it would save me lots of checking, starting now, 13 months out.

LondonElite, thank you for responding. While I have been a member of FT since it's inception, I find that the programs are always changing. Going from elite, wife was 1-K for years and 1-k G for a few and I was elite with Alaska, to non status changes writing letters to the Airlines for "help". I have found input from FT always useful, and special informed experience often adds avenues I have not thought of. Sometimes splitting mileage, special routing or the like can change the availability. And as you say, perhaps I will just have to pay for a couple RT seats, if I cannot successfully find an alternative. As I posted, I have had to do that the past two flights. Members of FT have led me to well priced "alternative" airlines servicing my desired destination at prices 1/3 to 1/4 of booking outright with the likes of UA directly.