It seems to me that Garuda does not release any domestic Indonesia reward seats to Etihad ever! Am interested to know if anyone else has any experience to share?
I have a need for these redemptions at least once a year.
The Awards chart looks like great redemption value to me, many flights for J work out to be cheaper than Y retail price (if 10000pts = $100)
http://www.etihadguest.com/en/spend-miles/airline-partners/garuda-indonesia/
I have been trying to find reward seats on:
DPS>SUB
SUB>CGK
CGK>DPS
One specific flight for example is GA402 CGK>DPS 06/11/17.
Etihad Guest services have looked at all flights around 6/11 and also flights around 12/08 (this weekend ) and have drawn a complete blank.
This is the 3rd time i have run and searched different flights/dates, and every time its zero reward seats.
The operator checked with her helpdesk/seniors, and the response was that Garuda release very few seats, need to book far in advance, but gee I am looking at routes that are serviced 15x a day by Garuda. I think that they are not releasing domestic reward seats to Etihad anytime.
I have a need for these redemptions at least once a year.
The Awards chart looks like great redemption value to me, many flights for J work out to be cheaper than Y retail price (if 10000pts = $100)
http://www.etihadguest.com/en/spend-miles/airline-partners/garuda-indonesia/
I have been trying to find reward seats on:
DPS>SUB
SUB>CGK
CGK>DPS
One specific flight for example is GA402 CGK>DPS 06/11/17.
- Expert Flyer indicates to me that this flight is stone motherless empty, which isnt a surprise, scores of flights daily on this route.
- Flying Blue/KLM search shows reward seats available every day, from tomorrow to end of November.
Etihad Guest services have looked at all flights around 6/11 and also flights around 12/08 (this weekend ) and have drawn a complete blank.
This is the 3rd time i have run and searched different flights/dates, and every time its zero reward seats.
The operator checked with her helpdesk/seniors, and the response was that Garuda release very few seats, need to book far in advance, but gee I am looking at routes that are serviced 15x a day by Garuda. I think that they are not releasing domestic reward seats to Etihad anytime.