Originally Posted by
SFO777
Suspect that there were no saver award seats on or around OP's dates.
With only one daily flight, FRA-SFO is a tough Business Class award route.
That is true; I didn't consider that.
(In my case, SEN Companion award just barely keeps it interesting enough for me to use without a saver award over flying via SEA or LAX to get to SFO. Even without saver award, i've had to wait for it to clear.)