F or C award in August
Jun 11, 2007, 6:24 am
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F or C award in August
I'm trying to find a longhaul destination for 4-5 days in August in C or F, to spend some miles (up to 140k). I know that's the worst time of the year for that, but do you have any idea of routes that would be available? LAX would have been good, but i guess I can forget about it...
Jun 11, 2007, 6:55 am
#2
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IIRC, the TATL routes with most I availability are those operated by PrivatAir DUS-EWR/ORD and MUC-EWR. In general, Award availability tents to drop to Zero at around 24 weeks prior to the flight. If seats open up again that will happen from 2 weeks until departure.
Jun 11, 2007, 7:17 am
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do you know the *A award avail. search on the ANA website?
(few threads here on FT on this...)
just sign up for their FFP and you can use that tool, I found it very useful and also quite reliable when putting together my C-award to Asia just last week for July.
if you tell the LH agents on the phone which flights to look for on other *A airlines they should find them. (at least that way it worked great for me, after they first said: "sorry, nothing available")
(few threads here on FT on this...)
just sign up for their FFP and you can use that tool, I found it very useful and also quite reliable when putting together my C-award to Asia just last week for July.
if you tell the LH agents on the phone which flights to look for on other *A airlines they should find them. (at least that way it worked great for me, after they first said: "sorry, nothing available")
Jun 11, 2007, 7:29 am
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do you know the *A award avail. search on the ANA website?
(few threads here on FT on this...)
just sign up for their FFP and you can use that tool, I found it very useful and also quite reliable when putting together my C-award to Asia just last week for July.
if you tell the LH agents on the phone which flights to look for on other *A airlines they should find them. (at least that way it worked great for me, after they first said: "sorry, nothing available")
(few threads here on FT on this...)
just sign up for their FFP and you can use that tool, I found it very useful and also quite reliable when putting together my C-award to Asia just last week for July.
if you tell the LH agents on the phone which flights to look for on other *A airlines they should find them. (at least that way it worked great for me, after they first said: "sorry, nothing available")
Jun 11, 2007, 7:40 am
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Actually, my experience has been that July and August can be good times to get F seats, especially in the week before departure. Fewer business people travelling may explain this phenomenon. I have not found it as easy to find C seats in the Summer, possibly because many people buy Y and upgrade to C with points - and airlines hold back C seats when Y is overselling.
Jun 11, 2007, 8:23 am
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Jun 11, 2007, 8:43 am
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Jun 11, 2007, 9:21 am
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Give the M&M hotline timeframe and desired destinations and preferred airlines . I consider it as their job to search for it and present some options.
Jun 11, 2007, 11:31 am
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Jun 11, 2007, 11:53 am
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Probably not your favorite, bit if you just want to burn miles regardless of the destination (and weather): Availability on flights to India is very good in August. Plenty of seats available (including LX154/155 to Mumbai) in F, C and even in Y.
Jun 11, 2007, 2:49 pm
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Just used the ANA tool for seeing availability for my Silvester trip to Rio de Janeiro. Yes, there are seats free and now they are booked !! 
This is of course a helpful tool.
This is of course a helpful tool.