Originally Posted by
ktravelbear
How do you book an award travel ticket if their are no available seats? Once you have made your award reservations, are they allowed to "take back" and award seat?
Even if award seats are not available, airlines often release seats to their own elite members. Premium cabins are normally the problem because there are much fewer seats.
Once confirmed, airlines are not going to "take back" the award seats (unless if they go bankrupt).