I didn't have quite the luck of some of you other folks. I called yesterday to see about getting Bus class saver award. I could get an outbound flight online but not a return flight. I called and talked with an EXP rep (even though I'm currently 5k mi short) and though she was very helpful, she was not able to open up any workable flights for me. The only one she could get had me arriving in to CDG one day later than I had to be there. She didnt' find anything. The best she could do was tell me to keep checking online and call back in a couple weeks to see if anything opens up

I already have an N fare ticket with upgrade requests waitlisted. I just realized I'd rather use a saver award, take the $200 INTL change fee, and be sure I'm business round trip instead of the unknown of the upgrades.