When does LAN release Award Availability to partners?
Aug 1, 2015 | 11:11 am
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I am looking to book via BA avios one seat from LIM to BOG on 28/12 - looks like there are no seats at all any day that week. I know it's a busy time to fly, so in your experience, do I have a hope in hell of getting a miles seat?
I.e. safer to wait it our or pay the $560 for a round trip fare where I only need a one way?
I.e. safer to wait it our or pay the $560 for a round trip fare where I only need a one way?
Aug 1, 2015 | 1:34 pm
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Are you aware that LAN does not generally support one-way redemptions?
I think you can redeem a one-way award with BA avios if there's availability...
Aug 16, 2015 | 11:05 pm
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so on Avios im trying to find LIM-CUZ but the only available flights the departure time is at 3:40am or 5:30am... does LAN release more seats later in the day? Kinda perplexed because lan has like 17 departures to CUZ a day. Return has tons of availability.
Thanks
Thanks
Jan 14, 2016 | 5:21 pm
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SFO-LAX-LIM 5 seats, LAX-LIM 1 seat?
I was checking availability for 03 DEC and SFO-LIM on Ba.com shows 5 seats in business with a connection in LAX. If I check LAX-LIM there is only 1 seat available. Why?
The difference is 15K Avios and it makes no sense to pay that for "business" on the 1 hour SFO-LAX flight.
The difference is 15K Avios and it makes no sense to pay that for "business" on the 1 hour SFO-LAX flight.
Jan 14, 2016 | 6:52 pm
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Yes, but it was over 10 years ago and it was easy to use QF points to get 2 seats.
Jan 14, 2016 | 8:38 pm
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I was checking availability for 03 DEC and SFO-LIM on Ba.com shows 5 seats in business with a connection in LAX. If I check LAX-LIM there is only 1 seat available. Why?
The difference is 15K Avios and it makes no sense to pay that for "business" on the 1 hour SFO-LAX flight.
The difference is 15K Avios and it makes no sense to pay that for "business" on the 1 hour SFO-LAX flight.
And as a corollary, LAN probably fills the front better with paid passengers on AA codeshares at an AA hub than at a UA hub. Which would mean that only on the flights from the UA hub would they forecast tons of empty seats (if they don't have miles redemptions use up some of them).
But your Profile lists your location as SJC. I'm confused. Isn't it easier to drive from SJC to SFO than to get to LAX (in any manner) from SJC???
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Jan 15, 2016 | 6:54 am
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I was checking availability for 03 DEC and SFO-LIM on Ba.com shows 5 seats in business with a connection in LAX. If I check LAX-LIM there is only 1 seat available. Why?
The difference is 15K Avios and it makes no sense to pay that for "business" on the 1 hour SFO-LAX flight.
The difference is 15K Avios and it makes no sense to pay that for "business" on the 1 hour SFO-LAX flight.
Jan 16, 2016 | 2:31 am
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One guess: LAN is an AA partner. As such, there is probably more demand from people who use miles for LAN flights from LAX, where AA hubs, than from SFO, where UA hubs and AA is a very minor player. And award availability is often inversely proportional to demand.
And as a corollary, LAN probably fills the front better with paid passengers on AA codeshares at an AA hub than at a UA hub. Which would mean that only on the flights from the UA hub would they forecast tons of empty seats (if they don't have miles redemptions use up some of them).
But your Profile lists your location as SJC. I'm confused. Isn't it easier to drive from SJC to SFO than to get to LAX (in any manner) from SJC???
And as a corollary, LAN probably fills the front better with paid passengers on AA codeshares at an AA hub than at a UA hub. Which would mean that only on the flights from the UA hub would they forecast tons of empty seats (if they don't have miles redemptions use up some of them).
But your Profile lists your location as SJC. I'm confused. Isn't it easier to drive from SJC to SFO than to get to LAX (in any manner) from SJC???
Jan 16, 2016 | 11:35 am
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Anyway, as jamienbaker pointed out, the SFO-LAX-LIM may very well be "phantom" inventory. There's likely really no more than 1 seat currently released for the LAX-LIM leg, no matter what the BA site claims.
Jan 16, 2016 | 12:29 pm
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Don't you have to do it as two separate (and thus "unprotected") bookings to do coach SJC-LAX and then LAX-LIM in business?
Anyway, as jamienbaker pointed out, the SFO-LAX-LIM may very well be "phantom" inventory. There's likely really no more than 1 seat currently released for the LAX-LIM leg, no matter what the BA site claims.
Anyway, as jamienbaker pointed out, the SFO-LAX-LIM may very well be "phantom" inventory. There's likely really no more than 1 seat currently released for the LAX-LIM leg, no matter what the BA site claims.
Jan 23, 2016 | 12:10 am
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Yes, that LAX-LIM inventory is tough right now. Trying to travel in the summer months from SFO, LAX, or NYC, and nothing is available. Don't want to wait too long to book, either.