Award matrix

Award search across 30 airlines

2LNR's award search reads award seat availability for roughly 30 airlines as a grid of flights by date instead of one search at a time, out to 331 days. American systemwide, Delta Global and Regional Upgrade Certificate and Alaska first-class certificate space sit on the same grid, so both inventory pools answer in one look.

Coverage is roughly 30 airlines, American, Delta, Alaska, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Emirates among them, each carrier's internal inventory codes kept behind a plain cabin choice. Award search is part of Pro at $175 a year or $50 a quarter; the free plan is the 14-day upgrade matrix for American, Delta and Alaska, and the interactive route map is free without an account. 2LNR does not sell or book tickets: it finds the space, watches it, and tells you when it moves.

Go Pro Browse the route map free
~30
Airlines in the award matrix
331 days
Calendar horizon on Pro
3
Upgrade programs on the same grid
$175/yr
Pro, or $50 a quarter

Searching program by program versus reading a calendar

The award space is the same either way. What changes is how many dates you can keep in view before you run out of patience.

One program, one route, one date

  • Every question is its own search: this program, this route, this day, right now
  • Being flexible on dates means running the same search again for every date you would accept
  • Nothing remembers the last answer, so you cannot tell whether space just opened or has been sitting there
  • Award space and upgrade space live in different places, so certificates get checked separately or not at all
  • The moment you close the tab, nothing is watching the route

The 2LNR award matrix

  • Flights down one axis, dates across the other, so a whole month reads in one glance
  • Roughly 30 airlines, with each carrier's internal inventory codes kept behind a plain cabin choice
  • American systemwide, Delta Global and Regional Upgrade Certificate and Alaska first-class certificate space on the same grid
  • A 331-day horizon on Pro, refreshed on an ongoing cadence rather than only when you happen to ask
  • Unlimited alert rules on Pro, so the calendar tells you when a date changes

Three steps to a date you can actually book

No search quota, no per-query counter, one plan.

1

Create an account and go Pro

Email and a password, or sign in with Google or Apple. Pro is $175 a year or $50 a quarter and opens the award matrix, the full 331-day horizon and unlimited alert rules.

2

Pick the airline, the route and the cabin

Choose one of the roughly 30 covered carriers and your city pair. The matrix fills with award space per flight and per date, and the Update data button re-checks a cell when you want it looked at again right now.

3

Set an alert on the dates you would take

Award space appears and disappears without warning. An alert on the route, the dates and the cabin tells you by email, SMS, in-app or push when matching space opens, instead of you re-running the same search every evening.

What is included with Pro, and what is free

Award search is the paid half of 2LNR. It is worth being straight about where the line sits before you sign up, rather than after.

Included with Pro

  • Award availability across roughly 30 airlines, including American, Delta, Alaska, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Emirates
  • The full 331-day horizon, far enough to reach the day most schedules load for sale
  • American systemwide, Delta Global and Regional Upgrade Certificate and Alaska first-class certificate space on the same calendar
  • Unlimited alert rules on Pro by email, SMS, in-app and push, plus unlimited saved routes
  • $175 a year or $50 a quarter, cancel whenever

Free, with or without an account

  • The interactive route map, which needs no account at all
  • A free account adds the 14-day upgrade matrix for American, Delta and Alaska, with exact seat counts per flight and date
  • 3 saved routes, automatic trip import from Gmail or Outlook, loyalty balances and elite status tracking
  • On-demand refresh of a cell inside that 14-day window
  • No credit card, no trial timer, and nothing converts to paid on its own

The part an award search does not show

Award space and upgrade space are separate inventory pools on the same flight. A seat you book outright with miles is not the seat a certificate clears into, and a flight can have one without the other. 2LNR carries both on one calendar: award availability across roughly 30 airlines, and American systemwide, Delta Global and Regional Upgrade Certificate and Alaska first-class certificate space. If you hold certificates, that second pool is the one that decides your year, and an award search will never show it to you.

Where the coverage stops

Coverage is roughly 30 airlines, a specific list rather than every airline in the world, and it does not include United, Air Canada or Lufthansa. It also shows flights each carrier actually operates, including its own regional affiliates, rather than partner-operated codeshares, because the award seats on those belong to the operating carrier. If your route runs on a carrier outside the list, 2LNR will not have it, and we would rather say so on this page than have you find out after you pay.

Award search questions

What does award search cost?
The award matrix is part of Pro at $175 a year or $50 a quarter, and that one plan covers the full 331-day horizon, unlimited saved routes and unlimited alert rules. There is no per-search charge and no query counter. The free plan is a different thing: the 14-day upgrade matrix for American, Delta and Alaska, 3 saved routes, mailbox trip import and loyalty tracking, with no credit card. The interactive route map is free to browse without an account at all, so you can look at the network before you decide.
Which airlines are covered, and which are not?
Roughly 30 airlines, including American, Delta, Alaska, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Emirates. It does not include United, Air Canada or Lufthansa, so if Star Alliance award space is the reason you are here, this is not your tool and we would rather you knew now. The matrix also sticks to flights the selected airline actually operates, including its own regional affiliates, because award seats on a partner-operated codeshare are the operating carrier's to release.
Can I see award space and upgrade space in one place?
Yes, and that is the part most award search tools leave out. The same calendar carries American systemwide upgrade space, Delta Global and Regional Upgrade Certificate space and Alaska first-class certificate space alongside award availability, so a route you are considering shows both pools at once. They are genuinely separate inventory, and a flight can have award space with no upgrade space or the other way round. The SWU search guide covers the upgrade side in detail.
Do I still have to search one route and date at a time?
No, that is the whole reframe. The matrix puts flights down one axis and dates across the other, so a month of departures on a route is one read rather than thirty searches. Most award trips move by a day or two anyway, so the useful question is almost never about a single date. Pro extends the same view out to 331 days, which reaches the far edge where a lot of long-haul premium space is released when the schedule loads.
What happens when space opens after I look?
That is the normal case, and it is what alerts are for. Set an alert on the route, the dates and the cabin, and 2LNR tells you by email, SMS, in-app or push when matching space appears, instead of you re-running the same search every evening. You get unlimited alert rules on Pro, so there is no reason to ration them across your routes. Alerts are a Pro feature; the free plan does not include them. Timing is its own subject and has its own page: when award seats open up covers the per-airline release windows and how to read an award availability calendar.
Can I try 2LNR before paying for the award matrix?
Yes, in two ways, and neither is the award matrix. The interactive route map is free and needs no account, so you can see the network and the routes we hold data on straight away. A free account adds the 14-day upgrade matrix for American, Delta and Alaska with exact seat counts, 3 saved routes, automatic trip import from Gmail or Outlook and loyalty tracking, with no credit card and nothing that converts to paid on its own. Award availability across roughly 30 airlines is the thing you go Pro for.

Keep reading

How to check award availability

The method behind this page: what to check, why award and upgrade space differ, and how far ahead it is worth looking.

The award availability calendar guide

When award seats open up: the per-airline release windows, how far ahead each program's calendar opens, and how award release differs from upgrade release.

Monitoring vs searching

Why a standing calendar answers a different question from a query form, and when each one is the right tool.

Alerts when space opens

How the alert engine works across award space, upgrade space and seat monitoring, and what each channel is good for.

The upgrade side of the grid

Finding American systemwide upgrade space, and why it is a separate pool from the award seat next to it.

How 2LNR compares

Dated, sourced comparisons with the other availability tools, including where each of them is the better fit.

See award space on the routes you actually fly

Roughly 30 airlines on one 331-day calendar, with upgrade space on the same grid and unlimited alert rules, for $175 a year or $50 a quarter. The route map is free to browse without an account.

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