Award Availability out of NYC
Nov 9, 2019, 11:20 pm
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Award Availability out of NYC
I've usually been able to find Business award availability from NYC to TYO if I book 340-355 days in advance before, but recently when I took a look again there's basically no availability at all no matter what I do with the dates. Has there been a change to how these tickets are released or is it just that hard to find availability and I've been lucky before?
Nov 10, 2019, 1:30 am
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I've usually been able to find Business award availability from NYC to TYO if I book 340-355 days in advance before, but recently when I took a look again there's basically no availability at all no matter what I do with the dates. Has there been a change to how these tickets are released or is it just that hard to find availability and I've been lucky before?
Nov 10, 2019, 1:48 am
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I checked as a diamond members.
Yes, very tight.
I can find only JFK-NRT on 29Oct, and 30Oct. (e.g. no availability for JFK-HND).
If you want to find JFK-NYC-JFK, almost impossible because of time zone difference.
(e.g. TYO-NYC-TYO can be booked as a same day return, but NYC-TYO-NYC can't be)
Yes, very tight.
I can find only JFK-NRT on 29Oct, and 30Oct. (e.g. no availability for JFK-HND).
If you want to find JFK-NYC-JFK, almost impossible because of time zone difference.
(e.g. TYO-NYC-TYO can be booked as a same day return, but NYC-TYO-NYC can't be)
Nov 10, 2019, 8:41 pm
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I've usually been able to find Business award availability from NYC to TYO if I book 340-355 days in advance before, but recently when I took a look again there's basically no availability at all no matter what I do with the dates. Has there been a change to how these tickets are released or is it just that hard to find availability and I've been lucky before?
To compound the situation, AMC premium members get priority for waitlists, meaning any award spaces never trickle down to the base members (i.e. become available on searches).
Be flexible on when you can travel, and search diligently, even every day or so. Also you could set up award seat alerts on EF.
It is a popular route!
Nov 14, 2019, 12:12 pm
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Apologies for being a little OT...
Even though JFK - Tokyo availability is thin, are there routes that are less popular, thus easier to get business class awards on?
I'm based out of BOS so a positioning flight will be necessary either way. Prefer connecting from a B6 Mint route, ie: LAX, SFO, SEA.
Even though JFK - Tokyo availability is thin, are there routes that are less popular, thus easier to get business class awards on?
I'm based out of BOS so a positioning flight will be necessary either way. Prefer connecting from a B6 Mint route, ie: LAX, SFO, SEA.
Nov 14, 2019, 12:30 pm
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Apologies for being a little OT...
Even though JFK - Tokyo availability is thin, are there routes that are less popular, thus easier to get business class awards on?
I'm based out of BOS so a positioning flight will be necessary either way. Prefer connecting from a B6 Mint route, ie: LAX, SFO, SEA.
Even though JFK - Tokyo availability is thin, are there routes that are less popular, thus easier to get business class awards on?
I'm based out of BOS so a positioning flight will be necessary either way. Prefer connecting from a B6 Mint route, ie: LAX, SFO, SEA.
Nov 14, 2019, 3:08 pm
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Apologies for being a little OT...
Even though JFK - Tokyo availability is thin, are there routes that are less popular, thus easier to get business class awards on?
I'm based out of BOS so a positioning flight will be necessary either way. Prefer connecting from a B6 Mint route, ie: LAX, SFO, SEA.
Even though JFK - Tokyo availability is thin, are there routes that are less popular, thus easier to get business class awards on?
I'm based out of BOS so a positioning flight will be necessary either way. Prefer connecting from a B6 Mint route, ie: LAX, SFO, SEA.
Nov 14, 2019, 8:51 pm
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Apologies for being a little OT...
Even though JFK - Tokyo availability is thin, are there routes that are less popular, thus easier to get business class awards on?
I'm based out of BOS so a positioning flight will be necessary either way. Prefer connecting from a B6 Mint route, ie: LAX, SFO, SEA.
Even though JFK - Tokyo availability is thin, are there routes that are less popular, thus easier to get business class awards on?
I'm based out of BOS so a positioning flight will be necessary either way. Prefer connecting from a B6 Mint route, ie: LAX, SFO, SEA.