This may have been answered before but I can't find anything: a flight I've been looking at in July has been $450 round trip with the ability to book with 16 credits. Today I check and the flight is still $450 but can only use credits towards business class. Once the coach award seats disappear, are they gone for good or do some occasionally show up? I've seen it happen where you can't book awards when the full fare goes up but that's not the case here.
If it helps, this is for the nonstop service MKE-CUN that runs only on Saturdays. Would calling Airtran yield any different results?
If it helps, this is for the nonstop service MKE-CUN that runs only on Saturdays. Would calling Airtran yield any different results?
I don't understand. Are you talking one way or round trip?
Normally 16 credits gives you a coach round trip ticket. These are capacity controlled and on resort destinations often are used up quickly. You may also book a business class rewards ticket for 16 credits each way. These are also limited but are far more available.
It is possible that A+ Rewards tickets will reappear, it seems they regularly do on Southwest, but I've seldom seen it on Airtran. The resort destination also makes it less likely.
Normally 16 credits gives you a coach round trip ticket. These are capacity controlled and on resort destinations often are used up quickly. You may also book a business class rewards ticket for 16 credits each way. These are also limited but are far more available.
It is possible that A+ Rewards tickets will reappear, it seems they regularly do on Southwest, but I've seldom seen it on Airtran. The resort destination also makes it less likely.
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Normally 16 credits gives you a coach round trip ticket. These are capacity controlled and on resort destinations often are used up quickly. You may also book a business class rewards ticket for 16 credits each way. These are also limited but are far more available.
It is possible that A+ Rewards tickets will reappear, it seems they regularly do on Southwest, but I've seldom seen it on Airtran. The resort destination also makes it less likely.
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I was referring to round-trip. That's what I was afraid of.Originally Posted by rsteinmetz70112
I don't understand. Are you talking one way or round trip?Normally 16 credits gives you a coach round trip ticket. These are capacity controlled and on resort destinations often are used up quickly. You may also book a business class rewards ticket for 16 credits each way. These are also limited but are far more available.
It is possible that A+ Rewards tickets will reappear, it seems they regularly do on Southwest, but I've seldom seen it on Airtran. The resort destination also makes it less likely.
It's darn near impossible to book a house rental separately from airfare when using these credits because availability is constantly changing! I find two dates on Airtran that allow awards and then, by the time I hear back from the rental owner, those dates are no longer available...
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I've run into similar problems and have on occasion had to book the flights well in advance and then try to find a place to stay. Over New Years we had to book one night in a hotel, before moving to the condo we rented.Originally Posted by CivicDriver
It's darn near impossible to book a house rental separately from airfare when using these credits because availability is constantly changing! I find two dates on Airtran that allow awards and then, by the time I hear back from the rental owner, those dates are no longer available...
Fortunately we were able to find a nice place for New Years Eve and had a really nice time.
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When renting houses or condos there is often a 30 day or longer cancellation policy.Originally Posted by daw4888
Find a place you would be ok staying, and then book a refundable booking. Then book your airfair, and then look all the way up until the travel date for a better place to stay. That formula normally works out for me.