How to get around this?
Want a business class seat from San Diego to Tokyo next March -> No availability
Think "I can spend a little extra to reposition"
Search for seats from Seattle to Tokyo -> Only shows availability via LAX
Think "I can just drive to LAX"
Search for seats from Lax to Tokyo -> No availability
Think "Confused"
Search for seats from San Francisco to Tokyo -> Shows multiple available seats, but only via the one of the other 3 cities
So 4 cities all with direct flights to and from Tokyo on JAL, but no award availability unless you take an Alasaka flight from one to another first, and no availability at all from San Diego.
So if I want to take the award flight from San Diego I need to book a separate repositioning flight to SFO and then book the itinerary that takes me back to San Diego?
Is there a way to get around this?