Update: Award Space for 2021/2022
Jun 14, 2021, 8:58 pm
#1
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Update: Award Space for 2021/2022
Just an FYI - I'm burning miles to go to my Dad's 70th next year....there are stillllllll VERY FEW award seats. It seems as if they are only releasing seats on Tues/Wed only and there are just max 3 seats per day.....of course I'm looking FAR IN ADVANCE like literally June 2022 already.
Jun 15, 2021, 11:54 am
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Well I mean it depends on the route right but I just managed to book JFK - ICN on F for 2 on a Friday flight out in Nov 2021 with return in Jan 2022 and a J class from ICN - DPS in Dec 2021 for 4x people so there is availability it just depends on the route
Jun 16, 2021, 9:08 pm
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Yup I'm looking for ICN-ATL/ATL-ICN only
Jun 16, 2021, 9:16 pm
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Jun 17, 2021, 8:05 am
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I would assume OP is trying to reduce transit as much as possible due to the OP's Dad age - but if you expand your search to include JFK/IAD/ORD/MSP/DTW/DFW you will get significantly more hits on availability
Jun 17, 2021, 7:24 pm
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Pure convenience! I only go home for two weeks or so at a time - and no point to add any unnecessary time to the journey. Just my preference!
Jun 17, 2021, 7:27 pm
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Also though - I don't want to spend 15,000 more miles (125 for KE vs 140 for SkyTeam)....my parents are a 2.5 hr car ride away from ATL (and 1 hr from CLT) so that's a big chunk of miles IMO for such a short flight.
Jun 22, 2021, 8:30 pm
#8
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About three or four weeks ago, booked Mrs. Zippy LAX <--> ICN in J using miles, LAX --> ICN on KE and ICN --> LAX on OZ. At first I searched using AwardNexus, and while I would not claim my recollection is pristine, there were some seats available on just about every day I looked at. Maybe the availability patterns are influenced by the route?
Jun 24, 2021, 4:19 am
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I've heard that ATL is very profitable for them because of the whole "Southeast connections" for business men AND the local Atlanta business AND the Kia factory. The execs do pay for the biz class on those flights. And of course all the "regular people" who also fly ATL to connect around the US or elsewhere. It's why it's always so much more expensive nonstop for me in Y.....the people that actually fly it (just the nonstop) pay the premium haha
Jun 30, 2021, 12:26 am
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Surprise twist! I was checking for the return leg back ATL-ICN end of June
WIDE OPEN 3 seats a day EVERY SINGLE DAY in BOTH DIRECTIONS :-)
So it looks like perhaps it "got even better" systemwide for everything?
WIDE OPEN 3 seats a day EVERY SINGLE DAY in BOTH DIRECTIONS :-)
So it looks like perhaps it "got even better" systemwide for everything?
