Flexible search in Bonussøk: find the cheapest day across whole months

The most common reason people fail to find award seats is that they look the wrong way. They lock onto one date, check it, see nothing, and give up. The flexible search is built to turn that on its head.

What it does

Instead of searching one date at a time, the flexible search scans availability across a whole date range, often several months, in one go. You say roughly when you can travel and for how long, and the search finds the days that actually have award seats. You see the whole picture rather than a single snapshot.

How to use it

The search walks you through a few simple steps, so you do not have to deal with everything at once:

• Where you are flying from.
• Where you want to go, or several destinations if you are open.
• The window you can travel in, from a couple of weeks to several months.
• How long you want to be away.

Once you have chosen, the search scans the whole period and lays out the days with seats available, sorted so you see the cheapest first. You pick the day that suits you best, instead of guessing your way through the calendar.

An example

Say you want to go to London sometime this autumn, but you are open about when. In a regular search you would have to try date after date. In the flexible search you say “London, September to November, four or five nights”, and you get back the days that actually have seats. Maybe a Tuesday in October is half the price of a Friday in September. You see that right away.

Why it pays off

Award seats cluster on less popular days, and they are far from evenly spread. A route can have zero seats one week and plenty the next. When you search broadly, those days surface on their own, and you can pick the cheapest instead of hoping the one day you checked was open.

The wider you search, the more you find. If you dare to stay open to a couple of days around a weekend, or a week in either direction, you noticeably raise your chances. The flexible search rewards flexibility, quite literally. There is more on why in the guide on finding available award seats.

Who it is for

The flexible search suits you when you have a goal but not a fixed date. If you are heading to London sometime this autumn, or to Alicante over the winter, but are open about when, this is your tool. If you have firmly fixed dates instead, the standard search is faster. And if you are after a short trip with no particular destination, the weekend search or the summer holiday search is a better starting point.

Frequently asked questions

How far ahead can I search? Across several months at once. You set how wide the window should be yourself.

Does it show the cheapest day? Yes. The days with seats are laid out sorted, so you see the cheapest first.

When is a fixed date better? When your dates are completely locked. Then the standard search is faster, since you do not need to scan a whole range.

Try the flexible search and see which days are cheapest on your route.