Originally Posted by clubeurope

Availability online is apparently available for LHR-HKG-CGK at 125,000 miles. Would it work if I book that, and call the next day after it being issued, to have it rerouted to TPE instead of flying to CGK (given how standard awards are available for HKG-TPE)? Will I be able to keep the seats on LHR-HKG? And if so, can I expect to get a refund of the different in miles (25,000 miles)? Of course, all this assuming that I pay the $100 re-issue fee...