Originally Posted by
Kacee
And given that the current scarcity of TK award seats to/from the US, this is likely the answer. The calendar got pretty much scraped clean after UA announced the devaluation.
So, I took the "fish or cut bait" approach: I cancelled the TK ticket (fully refundable) and bought a new ticket using 2 other *A airlines. After a month of frustration I ended up paying just $300 more (over the original price of a B class economy ticket) to get a business class ticket: no heartache, no worries...
You learn something new every day...and one of my lessons is to not book TK again expecting to upgrade using *A miles.
Many thanks to all for your help.