Here’s a quick guide to routes with First Class award seats ready for the taking right now. Most routes are via United, with two routes on American. Award seat availability on other European routes with American and United is very scattered.
[table_opt style="gray-header" id="1463 " width="" alignment="center" responsive="all" heading="thcenter" rows="tdcenter"]
[["<strong>Route<\/strong>","<strong>Availability: January u0096 November, 2009<\/strong>"],["Chicago - Amsterdam (United)","Seats are plentiful for departures through Nov. Return availability is plentiful April, July, Aug., Sept. Good availability is offered Jan., May, June, and Oct. Returns are scattered in Feb., March, and Nov."],["Chicago - London (United)","Seats are plentiful for departures in April, June, July, Aug., Sept., and Oct. Good departure availability middle to end of Jan., Feb., March, May, and Nov. Return availability is plentiful from mid-Jan. through mid-Nov."],["Chicago - London (AA)","Good seat availability in both directions the last half of Jan., Feb., first two weeks of March, and the first two weeks of Nov."],["Los Angeles - London (United)","Plentiful seats both directions mid-Jan. through April, and June through mid-Nov. Good availabiliy for May in both directions."],["New York - London (American)","Seats are plentiful in both directions the last half of Jan., Feb. First two weeks of Nov. offer good availability in both directions."],["San Fran. - London (United)","Seats are plentiful for departures from mid-Jan. through April, and June through mid-Nov., good availability in May. Return seats are plentiful starting the second week of Jan. through mid-Nov."],["Wash., DC - Amsterdam (United)","Seats are plentiful for Jan. through mid-Nov. Return availability is plentiful for April, July, Aug., and Sept. Good return availability the first two weeks of Jan., May, June, Oct., and the first two weeks of Nov. Scattered return seats for Feb. and March."],["Wash., DC - Brussels (United)","Seats are plentiful for departures in July, Aug., and Sept. Good availability Jan. and April, scattered the first two weeks in March and Oct. Return seats are plentiful in Aug., scattered in April, May, July, Sept., and Oct."],["Wash., DC - London (United)","Seats are plentiful for departure in April, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., and the first two weeks in Nov., and good for last half of Jan., Feb., March, May, and June. Return seats are plentiful starting the second week of Jan. through mid-Nov."]]