Originally Posted by
iluvdoco
Thanks anabolism. What about changing cabin classes? E.g. changing Y to J if the trip was booked in J? Going by what you said, such a change would not change the type of award, and a reinstate/reclaim would not be needed.
Correct, in the few times I've taken voluntary downgrades (a J segment on an F award), when space opened up, AA rebooked me and reissued the ticket without a reinstate/reclaim.