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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 5:28 pm
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janetdoe
 
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Originally Posted by guv1976
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" Even if your dates change, as long as your origin and destination do not (and assuming there is Saver space), there is no change fee."

But that's the problem, isn't it? The OP will be looking for two TATL SAAver seats in J during the peak travel time for TATL travel. So booking a J SAAver award now for dates (or destinations) that might not work down the road is risky.
Agreed, but booking AAnytime awards right now is pointless. If they cannot take the risk of $200 change fee or $300 redeposit fee as a gamble for reserving J, there is no point in going ahead and forcing themselves into Coach AAnytime Awards.

Wait to book the AAnytime awards until a few months out when the plans firm up. Likely there will be a few of either Coach SAAver or Business SAAver 1+ months out on the dates needed, which would either be a huge improvement in quality or a huge savings. Why lock yourself into a double-price award that you will likely need to change? There is a huge risk: you are paying double with no upside.

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