Originally Posted by
beachfan
The tickets that gave me the 9k miles each had a material time change.
What are the risks of cancelling that ticket - am I jeopordizing the award tickets (which aren't until May)?
Would it be any different if I used the proceeds of the ticket towards another ticket.
Any difference in the risk before or after January 1?
The T&Cs of the promo made clear that cancellation of the paid tickets would result in forfeiture of the 9k Avios.
Changing the date / flight number on the same route should be fine, because you would keep the same PNR. But anything else and you would probably lose the 9k Avios.
It is legitimate to worry whether IB+ will cancel future award tickets to fix negative account balances. Unless you'd be looking at a substantial refund, I would prefer not to spend the next 5 months wondering whether my holiday flights would be cancelled at any moment...