Europe-USA Award ticket availability Christmas
Feb 15, 2018, 1:02 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 7
Europe-USA Award ticket availability Christmas
i am trying to redeem award tickets from Oslo-Miami, and have been tracking available Tickets daily for the last month, but it seems that no tickets are made available (SAS) between 15th December - 8.January. Does this reflect SAS policy; that no award tickets are made available during Christmas holidays?
Feb 15, 2018, 10:26 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2008
Programs: EBG4Life, EBD, 1MM
Posts: 1,397
In recent years SAS has been very difficult to find awards around holidays, especially Christmas. I think we debated this last year, which ranged from extremely limited availability to black out. Either way, it is not good.
I have given up on finding SAS awards during Christmas and switched to partner awards (well, not United). At this point I would not expect anything to open up.
I have given up on finding SAS awards during Christmas and switched to partner awards (well, not United). At this point I would not expect anything to open up.
Feb 16, 2018, 6:22 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Portugal
Programs: *G, VS Silver, HH Diamond
Posts: 631
Yep that was me last year.
Nope, it did not go well. Award availability was nonexistent for pretty much all of the transatlantic routes I staked for months. Granted, I was mostly looking for business but as I recall, there was a whole lot of mostly nothing through the second half of December.
I ended up booking on a fare special with Air France in business to see if I wanted to branch out to SkyTeam (and came running back SAS afterwards which made me sad because I love all things France usually - I've been scarred).
Nope, it did not go well. Award availability was nonexistent for pretty much all of the transatlantic routes I staked for months. Granted, I was mostly looking for business but as I recall, there was a whole lot of mostly nothing through the second half of December.
I ended up booking on a fare special with Air France in business to see if I wanted to branch out to SkyTeam (and came running back SAS afterwards which made me sad because I love all things France usually - I've been scarred).
Feb 17, 2018, 6:32 am
#4
Suspended
Join Date: May 2017
Location: In the Swiss amoeba's head
Programs: Lowest level possible
Posts: 2,829
In the last five years, I have been able book transatlantic SAS business award seats around Christmas on four separate occasions, but only in one direction each time, so my success rate is 40% (4 out of 10 transatlantic one-ways).
Whatever seats they make make available are grabbed in the first couple of days after release, and they are not likely to release more.
Whatever seats they make make available are grabbed in the first couple of days after release, and they are not likely to release more.
Feb 17, 2018, 11:51 am
#5
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Koala Lemur
Programs: SK EBD LTG (*G)
Posts: 2,447
Feb 18, 2018, 2:57 pm
#6
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Portugal
Programs: *G, VS Silver, HH Diamond
Posts: 631