Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
I guess I am good at achieving the difficult to impossible then. 3 flights in AA J (SEA-LHR 2x, LHR-SEA) in the past 45 days using awards (CX and AS). All close in bookings (not T-330). Availability was very good through March when I booked them, it’s mostly gone now but there were some scattered dates last I checked. It’s not going to be as good now that the world can come to the USA though.
You are right, there WERE lots of close in J awards on AA, however, now that the USA has opened to European travelers those awards are gone.