Originally Posted by ijgordon

Both of you really need to read UA Insider's OP again. You are in the minority. He specifically states the changes are to keep the most commonly-used fees as low as possible. Award changes are more common than last-minute awards. And award redeposits are probably less common than both.

You're not a protected minority class, so you're fighting a losing battle on this front and might as well give up. Sorry the program doesn't cater precisely to your personal travel patterns. Perhaps there is another program out there that does. Best of luck.