Originally Posted by
greg0ire
I'm paying 135k X2 for LAX-NRT in F AA 772 and NRT-BKK JL C 787 r/t. It's 25k cheaper per person to do the AA segment in C as well. Knowing it's just opinions, is it worth spending the extra 25k X2 hoping that CX or JL somehow open up F by July or should I just lower the AA segments to C and save my points?
Originally Posted by
greg0ire
That's what I'm trying to figure out. It seems that JL releases flights just prior as well.
There is no guarantee that if you have AA F you will be able to change to JL/CX F without paying the new rates after 3/22. According to what Gary posted on his blog a few weeks ago, one could interpret that airline changes will in fact trigger a reprice, although it is not entirely clear.
If it were me, I would try to lock in something on JL/CX now, even if the date is not ideal, since it seems pretty certain that date changes will not cause a reprice. For example, there are a few J seats on JL61 LAX-NRT on 7/11/16, and a few on JL1 SFO-HND on 7/12 and 7/13. I would lock those in and hope that F opens up before 3/22, but even if it doesn't, JL J is great and you save the 25k miles. Then you could change your date of travel as things hopefully open up in the weeks/days before your trip.