Originally Posted by
milesandmoremiles
Should CX not release F seats, do keep in mind that since the rest of your trip is in F, it will still be treated as a F ticket, so no miles back or compensation would be offered.
I have been assuming that... Though with European rules, a downgrade can lead to refund of a bit part of the cost of the ticket. Not sure in this case.
On the other hand, given that normally US does not allow to change an award after first flight, if CX were to release seats once they have started flying and given the situation, do you think US would be willing to do change in this case?