Originally Posted by
littlewinglet
Of course I can monitor, that's the plan, was just curious if I should jump on the 14th and make the timing work instead. This is buys winter travel season though, so you never know. Pretty much every airline likes to block everything out of the US past the 14-15th up to Xmas until the last moment.
I would certainly grab the 14th if available, unless this is a discretionary trip. Don't know if you AS status, and can change without penalty when the desired dates open up. Otherwise, $125 change fee is a small price to pay for getting the exact date you wish. Good luck.