Originally Posted by
DYKWIA
Thanks - I missed the important detail that I was looking for Avios flights. Looks like there was was just no availability then.
I think business class awards are in the hens' teeth category, though economy class tickets didn't seem too hard to track down.
If you are comfortable starting the WY adventure outside the UK, Amsterdam and Milan were good for dates I was looking at - and (in particular MXP) they offered awards with very low co-payments, avoiding the APD toll from the UK.