Originally Posted by
nldogbert
Hi,
I am looking for reward flights (which is available with AAdvantage miles) but does not seem available with Avios. Does anyone know when does AA normally release/open these seats for Avios bookings? My travel is end of May.
I checked availability on all 4 Avios currency airlines - BA, IB, AY and QR - but all seemed to return no availability.
Cheers!
Availability with AAdvantage miles means nothing, since as long as an AA flight is not completely sold out, award seats on AA flights will
always be available with AAdvantage miles (sometimes at extremely high redemption rates, given that AA now uses "dynamic" pricing for awards on AA metal).
Generally speaking, you must be able to see award flights offered at or around AAdvantage's old "SAAver" redemption rates in order to see them available for redemption by partners.
End of May, of course, is when Memorial Day is observed in the U.S., so that could affect award pricing, which in turn could affect award availability to partner programs.