Originally Posted by brunos

Plenty of CX J availability intra-Asia on BAEC when you look around 2 weeks ahead. Even some availability for longhaul, but only in near future.

I think many airlines have moved away from giving priority to long term award booking (like a year ahead) and manage inventory waiting to get a good picture on loads.
They have been caught by surprise when post-covid travel restarted strongly and had sold too many awards long before.