Originally Posted by
WillTvl4Food
Just as long as you keep in mind that they made an exception to the rule this time and probably documented your SkyMiles account as such. For that reason, you might not get that exception in the future unless there are extenuating circumstances.
Due to this, assuming it's credible, I would be cautious about fighting hard to have miles returned for a cancelled trip that's cheap in miles, such as low domestic coach. You might want to use the exception later for a much more expensive international BE trip.