International F Award Availability
Jul 7, 2012, 8:34 pm
#1
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International F Award Availability
Looked through the threads on this, but having a hard time finding info so sorry if this has been covered, but can anyone comment on the general availability of International F award particularly between NRT and JFK. Also any suggestions on best time of year for travel or how far in advance to book would be helpful.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Jul 7, 2012, 8:37 pm
#2
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All I can say is good luck. This is one of the toughest routes to get a F award. As I pointed out before, if they can sell the seats, they won't release award inventory. You can try looking 2 weeks before departure to see if you get lucky.
Jul 8, 2012, 4:15 pm
#3
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I've been looking for several months for a JAL F award ticket for my NRT to LAX flight in late October. Lo and behold one F seat became available yesterday for the exact date and flight that I wanted and I nabbed it. You just have to keep checking because you never know when a seat might be released.
Jul 8, 2012, 7:11 pm
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I've been looking for several months for a JAL F award ticket for my NRT to LAX flight in late October. Lo and behold one F seat became available yesterday for the exact date and flight that I wanted and I nabbed it. You just have to keep checking because you never know when a seat might be released.
Jul 16, 2012, 10:24 am
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It looks like they're starting to open up F award seats one at a time about three weeks prior to departure. (Depending on load of course.)
I just snagged F NRT-ORD for early August... ^
I just snagged F NRT-ORD for early August... ^