Originally Posted by
andymell
What does UA propose you do? They sold you (for miles) the ticket from AMD-ORD. They should provide a way for you to get from AMD to ORD. (You may want to ask for help on the UA board if you don't like their answer.)
My guess is they would offer him a refund of the miles + fees if they can't find award availability but that is not what the OP is looking for since he needs to travel. Not a great situation to be in.
OP, if you can't find flight tickets that work, there are plenty of train options. It's about a 7 hour train ride for BOM-AMD.