Originally Posted by
Martellus
Not anymore. Practically all close-in availability that used to be consistently opening up 2 weeks or less before departure vanished a few months back, at least on Japan-US routes.
At least as of last month, JL award space did still open like clockwork at the end of the schedule.
That's how I was able to grab JFK-HND in F, stalking and refreshing around 2am. Suddenly it was just sitting there for the taking.
Still, I admit that felt extraordinarily lucky on my first try for a JL award, even it had been consistently written about on FT.