Originally Posted by
pcoll
This is an example of what drives me crazy when searching Business Class or First Award travel.
Miles required are for highest cabin, there has to be a way to filter mixed cabin out.
SEA / HAM
This itinerary is not entirely in Business Class.
2047
SEA
to
PDX
First Class
664
PDX
to
KEF
Coach
510
KEF
to
HAM
Coach
One trick I've found for international business award travel is to use the Award calendar. Because AS is "First Class", not "Business", if the international segment is not available in Business this will
not show an itinerary that's only "availabe" as a mixed cabin award with an AS segment in first and the international segment in Coach. It
will show me mixed cabin itineraries with an AS flight in Main to get me from SEA to SFO or LAX with the long haul flight in Business, but I'm okay with that as opposed to the alternative. Plus, with that sort of itinerary I can always set an ExpertFlyer alert for E space and call if any shows up.
This of course won't work for searching for true F awards as you'll get those AS itineraries as well as AA itineraries with a domestic segment in First and the long-haul international segment in Coach, but it works great for finding available Business class travel