Reward Availability
Apr 18, 2011 | 10:24 am
#1
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Reward Availability
I was just looking up reward availability for flights for this week NYC-TLV. There was a ton of availability in saver pass / easy pass for both Y and J. Then walked away from the computer, came back 15 minutes later and there is now 0 availability for all of april and may except for today. What gives? Just checked some random cities and same thing for april/may. Anyone else notice this?
Apr 18, 2011 | 10:57 am
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I was just looking up reward availability for flights for this week NYC-TLV. There was a ton of availability in saver pass / easy pass for both Y and J. Then walked away from the computer, came back 15 minutes later and there is now 0 availability for all of april and may except for today. What gives? Just checked some random cities and same thing for april/may. Anyone else notice this?
Apr 18, 2011 | 1:49 pm
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Apr 18, 2011 | 5:11 pm
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Apr 18, 2011 | 6:23 pm
#5
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Grab it and go. I've been lucky enough to find a good award seat twice this year, but it required patience and pulling the trigger on the spot. If the plans all go south you can have the miles re-credited to you account by the 1K desk. Assuming you've asked for and received the status match.
Apr 18, 2011 | 7:38 pm
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I don't understand why you would wait for even one second...but perhaps you were never Medallion on DL SM and don't realize how precious low-level award inventory is 
Book first, now, before you think about it or call anyone. Exactly the same procedure as a giant misfile.
Book first, now, before you think about it or call anyone. Exactly the same procedure as a giant misfile.
Apr 18, 2011 | 9:44 pm
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I don't understand why you would wait for even one second...but perhaps you were never Medallion on DL SM and don't realize how precious low-level award inventory is
Book first, now, before you think about it or call anyone. Exactly the same procedure as a giant misfile.
Book first, now, before you think about it or call anyone. Exactly the same procedure as a giant misfile.
I think you guys are all missing the point. I agree that availability comes and goes. I think this time it was some sort of a glitch with continental.com with availability disappearing all together for all options and to multiple destinations including the one I was looking up. The issue was resolved an hour or two later. Currently there is availability every day this week with multiple options in both Y and J so this wasn't a matter of seeing availability and it disappearing because I didn't book it.
Apr 19, 2011 | 9:02 am
#8
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OP it sounds like CO was resetting their reward seat system availability, and when it disappeared it looked like it was a system glitch.
Everyone else it sounds like you believe the existence of any reward saver availability is a system glitch
SunLover
Everyone else it sounds like you believe the existence of any reward saver availability is a system glitch
SunLover
Apr 19, 2011 | 12:42 pm
#9
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Westchester with HPN (LGA, JFK, EWR possible but...)
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May 6, 2011 | 8:06 pm
#10
Join Date: Mar 2011
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How far ahead are you trying to book for? Just curious. I won't be able to book until end of July (thats when I will have enough miles for round trip) for my October trip. I hope that I will be able to get it
I wish I could book now while they have it
I wish I could book now while they have it
May 7, 2011 | 11:17 am
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I was booking 3-5 days out.