Originally Posted by
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Thank you very much for your rapid reply!
"UA UA" works for UAL awards---even though I don't find any R (XF) or O (XC) on any UA flights for the several months that I checked---LAX to BKK, towards the end of the year.
Seat Counter does not display ANY award seats for me on TG (entering TG once or TG twice).
Several above posters report accuracy using Seat Counter and a CSR as a comparison. However, I don't have anyway to compare this as I'm not intrerested in an award "XY" (N), and as I stated, there aren't any Bus or F/C available anyway on UAL that I can find, through NRT.
As I mentioned, ANA shows me available business seats (usually only 2 each day) LAX-BKK non stop.
I guess my question has been answered, and I thank you again---I probably should be calling 1K international res to actually see if these award business seats (showing up on ANA) really are available.
I am doing something wrong, it appears, because I don't have much success with Seat Counter to Asia.

Definitely, give the 1K line a call to see if the seats are available. If not, allow me to suggest a few other BKK routings:
-SFO to HKG on UA or SQ, followed by HKG-BKK on TG
-LAX to SIN on SQ, followed by SIN-BKK on SQ or TG
-LAX to TPE on SQ, followed by TPE to BKK on TG
-SFO or LAX to NRT on NH, followed by NRT to BKK on UA or NH
-SFO to KIX on UA (if still around, not sure) followed by KIX-BKK on SQ or TG
Good luck! ^