Award availibilty on Korean?
Jan 22, 2006 | 9:38 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: RNO
Posts: 376
Award availibilty on Korean?
Anyone know of a way to check online for skyteam award availibilty on Korean Air flights?
NWA used to have it but they seem to have "improved" it away.
At KAL's site you appear to have to have enough KAL miles in order to look.
Thanks
NWA used to have it but they seem to have "improved" it away.
At KAL's site you appear to have to have enough KAL miles in order to look.
Thanks
Jan 23, 2006 | 11:16 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: KOA
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I don't know of any way to check online, but I have had no problem on two different award flights to get the exact flights I wanted using DL miles.
Jan 23, 2006 | 7:53 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: GOT, LAX, CDG, NRT, ICN
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Haven't had any luck finding online KE awards either (since NW "improved" their search) so you'll just have to call the helpdesk. Had no problem finding a KE NRT-ICN through FB help desk, but it all depends on when and where you're going of course. Wasn't able to choose my seats though and ended up sandwiched in the center seats of a 747 
Jan 23, 2006 | 10:18 pm
#4
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Location: Bangkok
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Unless your travel plan falls in the blackout dates, you will likely get KE award seats (especially in Business Class). I have been having 100% success rate on using my DL miles to get KE award seats as long as I don't travel during their blackout dates. Next blackout I know for sure is between July 20-Aug 20 for any flights from ICN to anywhere else in Asia (coming from US to ICN is ok).