Originally Posted by
xian01
Could someone with an explorer card see if there's award availability on TK for JFK-IST in May? Follow up question: I don't suppose I can get around those sorts of availability roadblocks by having a friend with that card book for me?
Expanded availability only applies to United-operated flights. All MileagePlus members have the same access to JFK-IST.
The restriction is based upon whose account is being used for the award, not the passenger.