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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 8:43 am
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Originally Posted by radonc1
So, yes you can fly JB with the bells and whistles but just don't wind up in an irreg op situation with them, or want some of the above described FFP benefits.
As opposed to CO's famed IRROPS handling?


Originally Posted by TWA Fan 1
We purchased 3 roundtrips on B6 leaving two days after the booking, for a roundtrip cost of 19,200 points each.

It was a great trip, which would have been essentially impossible on a legacy carrier's ff program...
I've redeemed Saver awards 1 day prior to departure. Why is that essentially impossible on a legacy carrier?

I think most carriers' inventory management systems are sophisticated enough to dump award seats close in if flights are not going to fill. That's pretty basic these days.
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