Originally Posted by
SilverChris
Award seats during the Xmas rush? That ship has sailed...a long time ago. If there were any award seats to begin with, they would've been snapped up 11-12 months ahead. Furthermore, even revenue availability is running dry. Given how many 0s there are in the Business fare buckets (and other classes, for that matter), the chances of them opening up award space are basically zilch.
In fact, I don't thinking awards seats in CA work this early way. For example if you check the availability in November 2018 (December not even available to choose) all flights are on waiting list.