Originally Posted by somedude24

As with any airline (unfortunately), finding award seats is a game. Even if there are no blackout dates, there are 'capacity restrictions', limiting the number of free seats available on each plane. This number is particularly small on certain routes, certain days. Sometimes, it also seems, free seats are not released all at once, but in fits and starts, so the same flight might show no inventory one day, but then as the flight approaches, all of a sudden there are free seats for the taking. JetBlue is not alone in playing this game...you'll find the same difficulties with most other airlines. This is why some people opt for credit cards that give you generic miles, redeemable often on any airline for any available seat, or at least with fewer restrictions than airlines' own miles.