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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 3:20 pm
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JMS87
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Originally Posted by MADPhil
The only thing you can determine is whether there are still seats available for booking. If there are then you might be lucky enough to snag them after you cancel.
Originally Posted by JMS87
I’ve got an LHR - GRU trip in J and F, booked with a companion voucher. I need to change the name of the other passenger so will need to cancel and rebook. How quickly do the seats return to available inventory? I know there will always be a risk that someone pinches a seat, but if all goes well will the seats be available to rebook instantly on the phone as soon as the cancellation goes through?

Cheers!
Just a data point for anyone looking in the future. As others said could happen, the seats didn't go back to redeemable inventory, and I'm no longer going to Brazil
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