Originally Posted by
Often1
The solution if one has to purchase tickets which may push the envelope a bit is to call in and assure that WN is satisfied and has made PNR notes to the effect that the tickets are not speculative.
I'd invest little faith in the "PNR notes" scheme. The system that can be short-circuited is more apt to crash. Assurances on the phone are nebulous. They can, with some effort, reinstate your original reservation at the original price. But that's not a manual override.