Consolidated Post-transition Booking Issues Thread
Mar 19, 2011 | 6:55 pm
#62
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Houston (HOU/IAH)
Programs: UA Gold, WN, DL, AA, Chase UR, Amex MR
Posts: 2,271
To the OP: I checked HOU-GEG for 7/19 - 7/26 and there are definitely flights available in both directions. There's something up either with your account or on your end.
Mar 20, 2011 | 7:15 pm
#64
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: LAS
Programs: WN:A-List, 2025-2026; UA:1K long gone (1995-2003).
Posts: 1,602
Mar 21, 2011 | 7:43 am
#65
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 11
Award date availability broken?
Trying to figure out how to book some reward travel with the old awards. On the date finder it is showing availability on many dates but then when I click on it, no flights have an option to check them. All are showing as Unavailable.
Whats up with this?
Whats up with this?
Mar 21, 2011 | 2:18 pm
#68
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 6
I am having the same problem. I spoke with a CSR and she told me there is limited availability for flights using RR1.0 rewards. I asked her if the blackout dates had changed and she said no. She told me that all the reward flights were already booked for that date. I tried to book on the release date for a flight in October so I find that suspect that all the flights could already be gone. It appears that they have limited the flights you can book with an old reward.
Mar 21, 2011 | 3:35 pm
#69
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, SPG Gold, HH Gold, PC Platinum
Posts: 232
It happened to me too when trying to book more than one ticket, and there was just one left. You can still book one ticket...
Mar 22, 2011 | 2:42 pm
#72
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Central US
Programs: WN CP, HHonors, Hyatt Platinum, IHG Premier, Amtrak
Posts: 556
They are considerably more limited. In looking at MDW-LIT for this week and next week, almost nothing available for at least a week out. This is spring break, so heavier travel, but availability still seems MUCH worse than this time last year. Another 'devaluation' of those RR1.0 awards??? Makes you wonder whether it is worth renewing those that are still out there getting ready to expire.
Mar 23, 2011 | 9:38 am
#73
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 4,066
I've been watching Standard Award availability (both pre- and post-March 1) on a couple of routes for May 27. There have been multiple flights available on both routes up until today. This morning when I logged in and searched for the May 27 flights I received this message:
Date unavailable for Freedom (Standard) Award Booking
My understanding is that the old "Freedom Awards" had certain blackout dates, likely including the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. However, "Standard Awards" have never carried specific blackout dates, just limited availability on a given flight. I also thought that Freedom Awards were no more; regardless, I have never and do not currently have any Freedom Awards. Now it appears that WN has now applied Freedom Award blackout dates to Standard Awards.
Has anyone else run into this issue? I'm hoping that this is just another website glitch that will be fixed at some point, and that Standard Awards are not really subject to blackout dates.
Date unavailable for Freedom (Standard) Award Booking
My understanding is that the old "Freedom Awards" had certain blackout dates, likely including the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. However, "Standard Awards" have never carried specific blackout dates, just limited availability on a given flight. I also thought that Freedom Awards were no more; regardless, I have never and do not currently have any Freedom Awards. Now it appears that WN has now applied Freedom Award blackout dates to Standard Awards.
Has anyone else run into this issue? I'm hoping that this is just another website glitch that will be fixed at some point, and that Standard Awards are not really subject to blackout dates.
