Originally Posted by
CPMaverick
I've booked NZ several times with UA miles. I've never really had an issue finding what I want, +/- a day or two max. All pacific-only flights though. I can say with certainty, 'never' is not the right word, unless you mean a particular route.
You're right. I've only searched for HNL-AKL. Never, not once, seen it available, from 1 to 350 or what not days out that UA allows you to search, and searched on ANA and Aeroplan also. Never even one seat available. That seems to be just like HNL-ICN on KE: totally blocked.