i also need to have everything confirmed well in advance....that is why i always get 2 redemption tickets in business in case the first tickets don't work out....on this occasion i got the tickets 10 days before my trip so i cancelled the business ones....

i also asked my travel agent to check how many seats were sold in first....they told me there were 6 seats left after my redemption, & there are a total of 8....so it turns out that as of now, my wife & i are the only ones travelling in first....in situations like this jet would normally allow for the second redemption in first since its extremely unlikely they will be able to fill up the entire class....