<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MileKing:
What I really don't understand is people who redeem twice the miles for the unrestricted awards.</font>
IIRC, when you buy a "premium" award, it's treated as a full-Y fare - thus, it's completely flexible and usually can be upgraded (certs or miles) on the spot. In some cases, this may be worth while (Int'l J/F).