{"id":260645,"date":"2026-08-31T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/how-to-use-seats-aero-to-find-the-best-airline-award-availability-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:00:47","slug":"how-to-use-seats-aero-to-find-the-best-airline-award-availability-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/how-to-use-seats-aero-to-find-the-best-airline-award-availability-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Seats.aero to find the best airline award availability – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Points and miles are easy to earn<\/a><\/span>, but if you’ve been struggling to redeem them, particularly for premium cabin flights, you need to know about this tool that could save you hundreds \u2014 if not thousands \u2014 of minutes, points, miles and dollars.<\/p>\n

Over the past few years, many third-party redemption availability platforms have sprung up<\/a><\/span>, promising to help you find real-time award seats more quickly without visiting multiple airline loyalty websites.<\/p>\n

I’ve tried almost all of them, and while none are perfect, I have found Seats.aero is the best. It’s my go-to resource for finding award seats across two dozen of my favorite airline loyalty programs, which is a huge time-saver when deciding where to transfer my credit card points and miles<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Here’s why Seats.aero<\/a><\/span> has revolutionized how I redeem my points and miles.<\/p>\n

What is Seats.aero?<\/h2>\n

Seats.aero is an independent airline award seat search engine that is not affiliated with any airline. Instead of logging into a dozen airline websites one at a time to see whether your points and miles will book the flight you want, you run a single search, and it shows you what is available across the loyalty programs it tracks, along with how many points or miles each one charges, with all sorts of neat ways to filter results to see just what you are looking for.<\/p>\n

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Should you choose a free or Pro account?<\/h2>\n

While the free version does allow you to see some results, if you really want to maximize your travel, consider the Pro version with all these extra perks:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/strong><\/th>\nFree<\/strong><\/th>\nPro<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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60 days<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Full year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Seven days on either side<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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180 days on either side<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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No<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Unlimited (email only)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Unlimited (email and text message)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Limited<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Full<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Limited<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Full<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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No<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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No<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Most features free<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Included<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Shown<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Removed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Free<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$9.99 per month or $99.99 per year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Who should pay? If you book award flights a few times a year and your dates are flexible, the free tier will often get you there, especially paired with email alerts. Pro is worth it if you book regularly; want lie-flat seats, live results and SMS alerts for seats that vanish quickly; or value the finder tools for hard-to-search products.<\/p>\n

I have the annual Pro plan, and a single business-class redemption has covered the cost several times over.<\/p>\n

Search 24 airline loyalty programs on all dates and routes<\/h2>\n
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Seats.aero<\/a><\/span> currently supports results from 24 different airline loyalty programs, and this number has steadily grown. At the time of publication, you can use this tool to check availability through the following programs:<\/p>\n

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