Originally Posted by
hhdl
Likewise it's possible that AFKL view booking an award more than 300-ish days out as a signal that you're not flexible about the date (e.g. it's your honeymoon or there's some big family reunion or whatever: something where you absolutely have to be there on a given day), so automatically charge more miles. Many airlines do similar with cash availability: try to see if anyone is willing to buy with no or only a very small discount.
Absolutely.
There are two kinds of people buying tickets further than maybe 2-3 months out -
1. the people who absolutely have to be somewhere on a given date, and know it far in advance
2. the people who
think they are getting the best deal so just buy whatever the price is 10 months out.
You don't want to undercharge either.