The curious case of the zero reward flight availability
Jun 23, 2022, 12:25 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
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Jun 23, 2022, 12:30 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: BER
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,843
my personal experience is that award (and I/A class) availability is really low in these days. I'm sitting on a bunch of GUF vouchers that I cannot redeem because there is close to zero availability on my travel dates in either reward seats or India or Alpha class (with German POS).
Jun 23, 2022, 1:13 am
#20
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,710
Jun 23, 2022, 1:19 am
#21
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire
Posts: 1,242
I would look into Qatar offerings. They recently adopted Avios and they have significantly more options to Asia.
BA currently flying to a very limited destination with a reduced frequency and aircraft size. For exemple July 2022 to Singapore most of the days are completely full not a single ticket on any class. There is virtually no chance to release Avios seats.
BA had to reduce many route frequencies this summer so even places like New York is tricky. I would think it’s more doable but if you have a tons of Avios look into Qatar. (Or Iberia)
BA currently flying to a very limited destination with a reduced frequency and aircraft size. For exemple July 2022 to Singapore most of the days are completely full not a single ticket on any class. There is virtually no chance to release Avios seats.
BA had to reduce many route frequencies this summer so even places like New York is tricky. I would think it’s more doable but if you have a tons of Avios look into Qatar. (Or Iberia)
Jun 23, 2022, 2:03 am
#22
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,627
I would look into Qatar offerings. They recently adopted Avios and they have significantly more options to Asia.
BA currently flying to a very limited destination with a reduced frequency and aircraft size. For exemple July 2022 to Singapore most of the days are completely full not a single ticket on any class. There is virtually no chance to release Avios seats.
BA had to reduce many route frequencies this summer so even places like New York is tricky. I would think it’s more doable but if you have a tons of Avios look into Qatar. (Or Iberia)
BA currently flying to a very limited destination with a reduced frequency and aircraft size. For exemple July 2022 to Singapore most of the days are completely full not a single ticket on any class. There is virtually no chance to release Avios seats.
BA had to reduce many route frequencies this summer so even places like New York is tricky. I would think it’s more doable but if you have a tons of Avios look into Qatar. (Or Iberia)
Jun 23, 2022, 3:25 am
#24
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: BA Bronze :(
Posts: 63
Compared to the cash fare equivalents in a lot of cases, they are pretty much giving them away (Example from yesterday, they dropped some CW returns to MLE in March 2023, cash price around £13k vs 125k avios, 241 and ~£1500) - BA are pretty fair with the seats they release for reward bookings, but they're largely all taken (except for NYC). Is this surprising given the circumstances around the last 2 years? Not really.
Jun 23, 2022, 7:22 am
#27
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Genolier CH
Programs: LX/LH HON, BA Gold, AF Platinum
Posts: 76
Living in Geneva, my booking issue has not been the July NYC to LHR flights, it has been the complete non-availability of the connecting flights to Geneva on any of the dates that would work at my end.
Jun 23, 2022, 9:55 am
#29
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Paris
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Book Iberia. Only slightly longer but a better product than BA anyway in my opinion.
Jun 23, 2022, 9:57 am
#30
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Paris
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Yes but even those are becoming harder to come by.
Truth is that as has been stated above, there is huge demand for flights now... and huge operational issues. It's not going to calm down until October or perhaps sooner if the economy continues to worsen...
Truth is that as has been stated above, there is huge demand for flights now... and huge operational issues. It's not going to calm down until October or perhaps sooner if the economy continues to worsen...