Originally Posted by
cfischer
You don't need award availability except for AKL-WLG in X ... and that is usually widely available. Just call and ask for the SFO/AKL re-route
There doesn't need to be award availability at the same fare level on UA flights ("high"/"low" buckets), but there still has to be business seats available on the flight. Since JN is a last seat availability bucket it should match the business cabin availability on the whole.