It’s often a source of frustration for travelers – they spend the money, get the credit cards, fly the miles…and then when they go to use them, they learn the flights are all ‘sold out’, or, they can get a seat at twice the cost of normal miles.
CNN has addressed this concern in a recent article –
…these days many travelers argue that there are too many air miles chasing too few seats, and that the popular destinations are snapped up too easily.
The airlines make no apology for the fact that sometimes it can be tricky to get the seat you want.