Originally Posted by
PiperAtGatesofDawn
You run almost the same risks with your Plan B. Unless JP is alive at the time of your flight EK will not honour that ticket and even then might not.
Your Plan B should not involve a 589 ticket #.
Are these select seats ticketed with 589 stock? It seems like JP is buying them in cash like an OTA since the range of ticketing options available is across many carriers that aren't 9W partners and also ticket confirmation is instant unlike JP partners redemptions which take forever.