Originally Posted by
SuperFlyBoy
This is exactly why certain airlines show availability in KVS (ANA Star Alliance award availability), but UA cannot get access to those seats, if the airlines are not providing United with those award seats.
So, are you saying that KVS gets the award availability from the ANA search engine only? I'm asking because the problem with ANA tool is that they limit redemption availability to 330 days out. However, some airlines such as LH, BMI and NZ let you book awards up to 361 days out as long as the airlines you wish to fly on have released seats already (which NZ and LH most often do).
What I'm asking is how far in advance you can check *Alliance awards on KVS for airlines that do release award seats more in advance than the ANA tool can show?
For example, as of today I can check NZ awards SYD-AKL:
1) On ANA tool up to the 20th of October 2008
2) I get the same availability using Expertflyer up to 20th of October
3) Seatcounter doesn't actually show availability that far in advance (only up to 17th of October)
4) on KVS?
I can check LH awards FRA-CPH :
1) On ANA up to the 20th of October
2) Expertflyer doesn't show LH awards
3) Seatcounter only up to 17th of October
4) on KVS?
5) On LH website up to 19th November (a whole months more!)
Could anyone run a search for me on these two routes on KVS and tell me how far in advance they can see award availability?