Originally Posted by gsupstate
For Oct and Nov '06, I'm finding little to no award availability to BOM. There's NOTHING outbound that's indicated on the online award calendar for either month, and I think 1 return date available in Oct and 2 or 3 dates in Nov.
I know this is a major destination, but I hadn't expected this scarcity of award availability 6-7 months in advance. Due to the fact that I have a life, I really can't plan much further in advance than that!
October and November are "best" weather months for most of India, especially the Maharashtra area.
Also, Diwali (the biggest Indian holiday) always falls in Oct-Nov, and even revenue flights are tough to find!
You *might* have some success routing via Pacific. Korean Air is very popular SFO-ICN-BOM, but I doubt you will find awards; revenue fares booked through a Korean travel agency are cheaper than through the web (hooda thunk it!)