Originally Posted by
ashill
What miles would they refund? The extra miles you had to pay to get from SYD-CNS on top of your LAX-SYD flight (ie zero)?
Delta could throw some miles his way as a customer courtesy. But you're right, there isn't a formal mechanism for repricing the award unless the whole origin-to-destination is downgraded into (available) coach award inventory. That's biting off your nose to spite your face.