Originally Posted by
Alvador
Looking at BA award availability for London to Edinburgh over a week in November, EF showns no availability in Economy or Business on any flight on any day.
However, the BA website shows availability on most flights every day. (This is standard economy award availabilty. I don't have Gold status with BA and don't have access to the extra award availability for Gold members. And the award availability shown on the BA website is real - I've just booked a flight.)
ExpertFlyer does show BA award inventory for BA operated flights:
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Awards & Upgrades Search
Departing LHR on 11/13/19 12:00 AM for EDI
Flying BA on booking class X
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Class Description Code Seats
0 Connections
BA 1432 0 LHR EDI 320 W,F Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 6:20 AM 11/13/19 7:45 AM 86% / 11m
0 Connections
BA (CJ) 8700 0 LCY EDI E90 M,T,W,Th,F Economy - Award X N
11/13/19 7:00 AM 11/13/19 8:15 AM 74% / 14m
0 Connections
BA 2500 0 LGW EDI FD Unavailable Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 7:45 AM 11/13/19 9:15 AM NA / NA
0 Connections
BA 1434 0 LHR EDI FD Daily Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 7:55 AM 11/13/19 9:15 AM 98% / 14m
0 Connections
BA 1442 0 LHR EDI 321 W,Sa Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 8:55 AM 11/13/19 10:20 AM 68% / 21m
0 Connections
BA 1440 0 LHR EDI 321 Daily Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 11:30 AM 11/13/19 12:55 PM NA / NA
0 Connections
BA 1436 0 LHR EDI FD M,T,W,Th,F,Sa Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 12:55 PM 11/13/19 2:20 PM NA / NA
0 Connections
BA 1448 0 LHR EDI 321 M,T,W,Th,F,Sa Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 1:50 PM 11/13/19 3:15 PM 59% / 19m
0 Connections
BA 1446 0 LHR EDI 321 Su,M,T,W,Th,F Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 2:55 PM 11/13/19 4:25 PM 83% / 14m
0 Connections
BA 1452 0 LHR EDI 321 Daily Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 4:40 PM 11/13/19 6:05 PM 55% / 29m
0 Connections
BA 1454 0 LHR EDI FD Daily Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 5:35 PM 11/13/19 7:05 PM 50% / 24m
0 Connections
BA 2504 0 LGW EDI FD Unavailable Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 5:40 PM 11/13/19 7:05 PM NA / NA
0 Connections
BA 1458 0 LHR EDI 321 Su,M,T,W,Th,F Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 6:15 PM 11/13/19 7:40 PM 58% / 34m
0 Connections
BA 2506 0 LGW EDI FD Unavailable Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 7:15 PM 11/13/19 8:40 PM NA / NA
0 Connections
BA 1464 0 LHR EDI 320 Su,M,T,W,Th,F Economy - Award X Y
11/13/19 8:55 PM 11/13/19 10:20 PM NA / NA
The LCY flights are operated by a codeshare partner (CJ) and therefore are not published under "BA".
Here is another example:
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Awards & Upgrades Search
Departing LHR on 10/22/19 12:00 AM for JFK
Flying BA on booking class U P X
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Class Description Code Seats
0 Connections
BA 117 0 LHR JFK 744 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 8:25 AM 10/22/19 11:05 AM 77% / 37m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X N
0 Connections
BA 175 0 LHR JFK 777 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U N
10/22/19 9:35 AM 10/22/19 12:25 PM 77% / 21m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X N
0 Connections
BA 185 0 LHR EWR 789 T Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 10:45 AM 10/22/19 1:35 PM 84% / 26m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P Y
Economy - Award X Y
0 Connections
BA 173 0 LHR JFK 777 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 11:20 AM 10/22/19 2:05 PM 69% / 24m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X N
0 Connections
BA 177 0 LHR JFK 744 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 1:10 PM 10/22/19 4:00 PM 60% / 42m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X Y
0 Connections
BA 115 0 LHR JFK 777 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 2:25 PM 10/22/19 5:20 PM 63% / 30m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X N
0 Connections
BA 113 0 LHR JFK 777 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 4:15 PM 10/22/19 7:15 PM 48% / 39m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X Y
0 Connections
BA 189 0 LHR EWR 788 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 4:45 PM 10/22/19 7:35 PM 59% / 44m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X N
0 Connections
BA 2273 0 LGW JFK 777 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U N
10/22/19 4:50 PM 10/22/19 7:50 PM 60% / 43m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P Y
Economy - Award X Y
0 Connections
BA 179 0 LHR JFK 777 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 6:05 PM 10/22/19 9:00 PM 39% / 45m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X N
0 Connections
BA 183 0 LHR JFK 744 Daily Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 7:50 PM 10/22/19 10:35 PM 53% / 34m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X Y
0 Connections
BA 1 1 LCY JFK 318 Su,M,T,W,Th,F Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 9:40 AM 10/22/19 2:05 PM NA / NA Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X N
1 Connection
BA 458 0 LHR MAD FD Unavailable Business - Award & Upgrade U N
10/22/19 7:20 AM 10/22/19 10:50 AM 85% / 14m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X Y
IB 6251 0 MAD JFK FD Unavailable
10/22/19 12:20 PM 10/22/19 2:15 PM 50% / 29m
1 Connection
BA 562 0 LHR MXP FD Unavailable Business - Award & Upgrade U N
10/22/19 12:00 PM 10/22/19 3:00 PM 55% / 30m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X Y
EK 205 0 MXP JFK FD Unavailable
10/22/19 4:10 PM 10/22/19 7:00 PM 56% / 35m
1 Connection
BA 67 0 LHR PHL FD Unavailable Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 12:40 PM 10/22/19 3:35 PM 79% / 29m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P N
Economy - Award X Y
AA 1192 0 PHL LGA FD Unavailable
10/22/19 5:10 PM 10/22/19 6:14 PM 55% / 74m
1 Connection
BA 93 0 LHR YYZ FD Unavailable Business - Award & Upgrade U Y
10/22/19 1:05 PM 10/22/19 3:55 PM 52% / 31m Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P Y
Economy - Award X Y
WS 1212 0 YYZ LGA FD Unavailable
10/22/19 5:30 PM 10/22/19 7:01 PM 16% / 79m
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