Been following this thread with interest and increasing frustration at time it has taken to resolve this...situation is that I need to book 4xJ class mileage seats at Christmas time from AMS-AKL. Typically best availability has been on TG.

Using ExpertFlyer I can see that there are available seats from MUC, CPH, ARL around that time.

Has as anyone had success ringing UA with specific TG flight and getting them to manually build itinerary? As a 1k is it best to speak to a dedicated 1k agent about this?