Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Watch the domestic inventory for award tickets, including crazy connections and especially flights that arrive in LAX the day before the AZ flights. when you see something at a reasonable price in miles, call and ask that the segments be added to your award tickets. Even if you must pay the fee, it's better than being stranded because technically you have separate tickets. Similarly for the return connecting segments, although they are probably lower priority to put onto your ticket versus purchasing a separate ticket. Chances are very good that something will become available at a reasonable price in miles as the dates of your trip approach. Paying for a hotel night in LAX in order to ensure a free (almost, but of course the miles aren't free either) trip to Italy.
Well if I could add segments to SJC or SFO for the $150 re-deposit fee, it would be worth it because the cheapest flight to LAX would cost about that much.
But can they add segments while keeping the segments I have, especially the TATL segments in business class? Because those are the ones which are really rare.
To modify the itinerary, I thought I was technically relinquishing all the segments, meaning I might not be able to get back the TATL segments, even if I'm trying to re-issue them right away.