Originally Posted by
Gardn128
I'm trying to use AA miles, likely on Qatar, to get from LAX to Kilimanjaro Africa, and back in September 2017. Right now they aren't showing availability in business or coach on the dates I need - Sept 9 or 10 going, and 23rd or 24th coming back.
Is there any way to tell if reward seats are sold out or not yet released? If not yet released, any way to tell when they will be?
Thanks in advance for any help or guidance.
Those are both weekend dates. As
Happy already pointed out (though in a reply to someone else, who was in turn replying to you),
Qatar usually
does not release J seats (at least to/from USA)
for Fri/Sat/Sun departures. If you want to fly QR in J to/from USA, you have to pick Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu departures in each direction.
I originally wanted my upcoming (Feb 2017, booked 11 months earlier) LAX-DOH-JNB and return to be weekend flights, but after seeing this pattern, I changed to midweek departure and return.