Yes, married segment logic. Just because there is level 1 availability on segment A-B and segment B-C doesn't mean there is level 1 on A-B-C. They are now applying it to award tickets just as airlines do to revenue tickets.
Yes as I and others have encountered as described in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ak-glitch.html
Not sure why this hasn't received more attention, this is a big deal imo.
When's the Delta announcement coming on this "enhancement" of award tickets?