Originally Posted by
capedreamer
Altitude
website indicates (emphasis mine):
Does anyone know what exactly that means?
In the past (IKK days), my understanding (since I never got to experience it), is that any unsold J seat is available for redemption for SE members.
Can someone let me know what the current state of affairs is? I don't redeem AE miles that often, but am trying to find some flights for SFO-TXL around the July 4 week/weekend and finding availability limited to none on most days. Is this par for the course?
99.9% of the time IKK / priority award availability is equal to R availability.
So if you see R availability, there's usually IKK availability. (Most notable exception is if the entire flight is overbooked, though unlikely this far out).
It may be helful to search segment by segment, starting with the TATL segment. I'm pretty sure some of the TATL routes will have R space, and finding R space within North America is generally quite easy >14 days before departure.