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Originally Posted by SFO777
OP, since this is a UA related mileage question, I would ask the mods to move it to the UA forum. You will get much better response and from those have had similar experiences. Generally speaking though, airlines are usually pretty good about allowing changes after major schedule changes.
This is
not a UA-related question. The particular problem that the OP had has been resolved:
"I was able to get a supervisor on Monday who opened up the seats at the saver level."
The OP is now asking a more general question: Is it better to book a roundtrip award or two one-ways when a particular FFP offers both types of awards.