Better Avios availability when adding a connecting flight??
Jan 3, 2017 | 4:40 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: PMI, MDE and less and less LON...
Posts: 5,470
Better Avios availability when adding a connecting flight??
For the date I would like to book, there is only 1 award (Avios) seat available in Business MAD-GRU.
However, if I add a connection, e.g. LON-MAD-GRU or even a Spanish domestic like PMI-MAD-GRU suddenly there are 5 seats available...
Is this a bug in the web booking engine or do they load different (better?) Avios availability for through connections?
I've seen this before for revenue booking classes but never award seats.
However, if I add a connection, e.g. LON-MAD-GRU or even a Spanish domestic like PMI-MAD-GRU suddenly there are 5 seats available...
Is this a bug in the web booking engine or do they load different (better?) Avios availability for through connections?
I've seen this before for revenue booking classes but never award seats.
Jan 3, 2017 | 5:01 am
#2
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK.
Programs: Nowt of note.
Posts: 1,651
For the date I would like to book, there is only 1 award (Avios) seat available in Business MAD-GRU.
However, if I add a connection, e.g. LON-MAD-GRU or even a Spanish domestic like PMI-MAD-GRU suddenly there are 5 seats available...
Is this a bug in the web booking engine or do they load different (better?) Avios availability for through connections?
I've seen this before for revenue booking classes but never award seats.
However, if I add a connection, e.g. LON-MAD-GRU or even a Spanish domestic like PMI-MAD-GRU suddenly there are 5 seats available...
Is this a bug in the web booking engine or do they load different (better?) Avios availability for through connections?
I've seen this before for revenue booking classes but never award seats.
Jan 3, 2017 | 5:54 am
#3
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 9,977
It's not a bug; IB applies married segment logic to its reward inventory.
Discussed in this thread, among others:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/iberi...ilability.html
Discussed in this thread, among others:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/iberi...ilability.html
Jan 3, 2017 | 6:45 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: PMI, MDE and less and less LON...
Posts: 5,470
It's not a bug; IB applies married segment logic to its reward inventory.
Discussed in this thread, among others:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/iberi...ilability.html
Discussed in this thread, among others:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/iberi...ilability.html