Originally Posted by
ozflier
Not sure if this is in the correct thread.
I am trying to organise frequent flier award flights for 2022 march onwards - I hope then I will be able to travel from Australia .
No worries getting flights up to and including 26 march but no availability for many long haul carriers beyond that date - ? start of the 2022 northern summer season.
From memory , the northern summer season flights would normally be scheduled by this far ahead.
I'm guessing that the delay may be secondary to Covid19 uncertainties and may also be an individual thing for the various airlines eg Qantas has placeholder flights on many sectors beyond that date similarly for Qatar and some of the Africa airlines.
I am getting more optimistic that i will be able to travel to multiple overseas destinations by March next year.
If that happens , I fear award seats, once long haul flying starts again , may be few and far between as schedules may be thinner, aircraft smaller and maybe increased distancing still enforced forced on board . This may be wrong but who knows what is going to happen.
Any thoughts re when flights for the 2022 northern summer schedule will be added.
Most placeholder schedules are loaded around 330 to 360/5/6 days, which is why you are only seeing schedule up 'till late March or so.
Has nothing to do with Covid.
Originally Posted by
ozflier
You are not correct that award seats are not released more than 330 days ahead. This happens commonly with QR and BA and others. I made this booking successfully yesterday as part of a bigger one world award so there is no mistake in availability. Attached was the expertflyer page.
Some airlines offer schedule up to 360 days, 365 days (or 366 days) out; some less at 330 days - there is no universal rules on this. Just wait and be patient, you have a whole year left to go.