Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Between AUS, EWR, and YTO In a little twisty maze of airline seats, all alike.. but I wanna go home with the armadillo
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FWIW, you don't need a one-way award. You just need future travel.
Book the segment you need. Then, book another segment using at least one of the cities from the first segment. With a little planning the date of the second segment can be changed for free, to a more convenient time.